588 Quotes by Thomas S. Monson

Books are keys to wisdom’s treasure;.

None of us will honor our Heavenly Father and our Savior more than by serving as a devoted, compassionate missionary, “For them that honour me I will honour.”

Have we been guilty of declaring, ‘I’ve been thinking about making some course corrections in my life. I plan to take the first step – tomorrow’? With such thinking, tomorrow is forever. Such tomorrows rarely come unless we do something about them today.

Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved.

I return to the Prophet Joseph’s words: ‘Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God.’ Let us walk these clearly defined paths. To help us do so we can follow the shortest sermon in the world. It is found on a common traffic sign. It says, ‘Keep right.

This is not a time for fear, brethren, but rather a time for faith – a time for each of us who holds the priesthood to be his best self.

May we muster courage at the crossroads, courage for the conflicts, courage to say, “no,” courage to say, “yes,” for courage counts.

Our homes are to be more than sanctuaries. They should also be places where God’s spirit can dwell, where the storm stops at the door, where love reigns and peace dwells.

Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.