588 Quotes by Thomas S. Monson

Ideals are like the stars - you can't touch them with your hands, but by following them you reach your destination.

The ability to communicate is not something we are born with. We have to learn it and earn it.

I testify to you that our promised blessings are beyond measure. Though the storm clouds may gather, though the rains may pour down upon us, our knowledge of the gospel and our love of our Heavenly Father and Savior will comfort and sustain us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments. There will be nothing in this world that can defeat us.

The teacher not only shapes the expectations and ambitions of her pupils, but she also influences their attitudes toward their future and themselves. If she is unskilled, she leaves scars on the lives of youth, cuts deeply into their self-esteem, and distorts their image of themselves as human beings. But if she loves her students and has high expectations of them, their self-confidence will grow, their capabilities will develop, and their future will be assured.

May your homes be filled with peace, harmony, courtesy, and love. May they be filled with the Spirit of the Lord.

Each of us has much for which to be grateful if we will but pause and contemplate our blessings.

Missionary service is a priesthood duty.

Choose good friends. Friends help to determine your future. You will tend to be like them and to be found where they choose to go. Remember, the path we follow in this life leads to the path we follow in the next.

Glance backward, look heavenward, reach outward, press onward