588 Quotes by Thomas S. Monson

During the 1940s and 1950s, an American prison warden, Clinton Duffy, was well known for his efforts to rehabilitate the men in his prison. Said one critic, “You should know that leopards don’t change their spots!”Replied Warden Duffy, “You should know I don’t work with leopards. I work with men, and men change every day.

Now, some of you may be shy by nature, perhaps feeling yourselves inadequate to respond affirmatively to a calling. Remember that this work is not yours and mine alone. It is the Lord's work, and when we are on the Lord's errand, brethren, we are entitled to the Lord's help. Remember that the Lord will shape the back to bear the burden placed upon it.

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

When the time for decision arrives, the time for preparation is past.

Our task is to become our best selves. One of God's greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final.

So frequently we mistakenly believe that our children need more things, when in reality their silent pleadings are simply for more of our time.

Needed are...[souls] filled with compassion, that we might communicate not only eye to eye, or voice to ear, but in the majestic style of the Savior, even heart to heart.

As we follow that Man of Galilee-even the Lord Jesus Christ-our personal influence will be felt for good wherever we are, whatever our callings.

Don't save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.