588 Quotes by Thomas S. Monson

Christ’s peace can permeate any heart – hearts that are troubled, burdened with grief, confused, and pleading for help.

Heavenly Father loves you – each of you. That love never changes.

Missionary work is a priesthood duty – an obligation the Lord expects of us who have been given so very much.

Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.

Sometimes we let our thoughts of tomorrow take up too much of today. Daydreaming of the past and longing for the future may provide comfort but will not take the place of living in the present. This is the day of our opportunity, and we must grasp it.

The all-important and crowning blessings of membership in the Church are those blessings which we receive in the temples of God.

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

I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish – and in effect save their lives.

The work is demanding, the impact everlasting. This is no time for ‘summer soldiers’ in the army of the Lord.