588 Quotes by Thomas S. Monson

As we remember prayer and take time to turn to the scriptures, our lives will be infinitely more blessed and our burdens will be made lighter.

I dreamt and saw that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was duty. I served and found that duty was joy. See Life a Duty, Ellen Sturgis Hooper, (1816-1841) Topics: beauty, duty & Life I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty.

What will you and I give for Christmas this year? Let us in our lives give to our Lord and Savior the gift of gratitude by living His teachings and following in His footsteps. It was said of Him that He 'went about doing good.' As we do likewise, the Christmas spirit will be ours.

Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God’s approval. Courage becomes a living and an attractive virtue when it is regarded not only as a willingness to die manfully, but also as a determination to live decently. A moral coward is one who is afraid to do what he thinks is right because others will disapprove or laugh. Remember that all men have their fears, but those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well.

Each of our temples is an expression of our testimony that life beyond the grave is as real and as certain as is our life here on earth.

True love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas Spirit.

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

Whether it is the best of times or the worst of times, He is with us. He has promised us that this will never change.

Vice never leads to virtue. Hate never promotes love. Cowardice never gives courage. Doubt never inspires faith.