Top 300 Thomas S. Monson Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “There are lives to brighten. There are hearts to touch. There are souls to save.”

— Thomas S. Monson

102. “When God speaks and we obey, we will always be right.”

— Thomas S. Monson

103. “We cannot truly love God if we do not love our fellow travelers on this mortal journey.”

— Thomas S. Monson

104. “Wishing will not make it so. The Lord expects our thinking. He expects our action. He expects our labors. He expects our testimonies. He expects our devotion.”

— Thomas S. Monson

105. “We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become.”

— Thomas S. Monson

106. “Choose your friends carefully, for you will tend to be like them and be found where they choose to go.”

— Thomas S. Monson

107. “When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes.”

— Thomas S. Monson

108. “He who gives money gives some, he who gives time gives more, and he who gives of himself gives all.”

— Thomas S. Monson

109. “Think to Thank. In these three words are the finest capsule course for a happy marriage, formula for enduring friendship, and a pattern for personal happiness.”

— Thomas S. Monson

110. “Avoid any semblance of pornography. It is dangerous and addictive. If you continue to view pornography, your spirit will become desensitized and your conscience will erode.”

— Thomas S. Monson

111. “The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.”

— Thomas S. Monson

112. “Wonderful, glorious things are in store for you, if only you will believe, obey, and endure.”

— Thomas S. Monson

113. “Your mind is a cupboard and you stock the shelves.”

— Thomas S. Monson

114. “Love thy neighbor is more than a divine truth. It is a pattern for perfection.”

— Thomas S. Monson

115. “What is most important almost always involves the people around us.”

— Thomas S. Monson

116. “Of course, we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. 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.”

— Thomas S. Monson

117. “Permissiveness, immorality, pornography, drugs, the power of peer pressure-all these and more-cause many to be tossed about on a sea of sin and crushed on the jagged reefs of lost opportunities, forfeited blessings, and shattered dreams.”

— Thomas S. Monson

118. “May we show increased kindness toward one another, and may we ever be found doing the work of the Lord.”

— Thomas S. Monson

119. “Kneel down to pray. Step up to serve. Reach out to rescue. Each is a vital page of God’s blueprint to make a house a home and a home a heaven.”

— Thomas S. Monson

120. “The Lord shapes the back to bear the burden placed upon it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

121. “One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is important.”

— Thomas S. Monson

122. “It’s not enough to wish, it’s not enough to dream, it’s not enough to promise. We must do.”

— Thomas S. Monson

123. “There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ.”

— Thomas S. Monson

124. “Let us not only remember the past and its required sacrifice, let us also remember that we are responsible to build a legacy for the generations which follow us.”

— Thomas S. Monson

125. “There is really no way we can know the heart, the intentions, or the circumstances of someone who might say or do something we find reason to criticize. Thus the commandment: ‘Judge not.’”

— Thomas S. Monson

126. “Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you.”

— Thomas S. Monson

127. “Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings.”

— Thomas S. Monson

128. “True love can alter human lives and change human nature.”

— Thomas S. Monson

129. “If we are to have the very best Christmas ever, we must listen for the sound of sandaled feet. We must reach out for the Carpenter’s hand. With every step we take in his footsteps, we abandon a doubt and gain a truth.”

— Thomas S. Monson

130. “The Lord is in the details of our lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

131. “A friend is more concerned about helping people than getting credit. A friend cares. A friend loves. A friend listens. And a friend reaches out.”

— Thomas S. Monson

132. “Prayer can solve more problems, alleviate more suffering, prevent more transgression, and bring about greater peace and contentment in the human soul than can be obtained in any other way.”

— Thomas S. Monson

133. “The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than in things.”

— Thomas S. Monson

134. “When we are on the Lord’s errand, we are entitled to the Lord’s help. Remember that the Lord will shape the back to bear the burden placed upon it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

135. “How grateful we are that the heavens are indeed open, that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored, and that the Church is founded on the rock of revelation. We are a blessed people, with apostles and prophets upon the earth today.”

— Thomas S. Monson

136. “Ours is the responsibility to show our gratitude by the actions of our lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

137. “Faith precedes the miracle. It has ever been so and shall ever be. It was not raining when Noah was commanded to build an ark. There was no visible ram in the thicket when Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. Two heavenly personages were not yet seen when Joseph knelt and prayed. First came the test of faith–and then the miracle. Remember that faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other. Cast out doubt. Cultivate faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

138. “Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required.”

— Thomas S. Monson

139. “We are going to make mistakes, but none of us can become an expert in family history work without first being a novice.”

— Thomas S. Monson

140. “We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us.”

— Thomas S. Monson

141. “My brothers and sisters, do we remember to give thanks for the blessings we receive? Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God’s love.”

— Thomas S. Monson

142. “When fear replaces faith, remember prayer.”

— Thomas S. Monson

143. “No problem is too small for His attention nor so large that He cannot answer the prayer of faith. Prayer surely is the passport to spiritual power.”

— Thomas S. Monson

144. “Don’t forget: one of the saddest things in life is wasted talent.”

— Thomas S. Monson

145. “We can’t direct the wind but we can adjust the sail.”

— Thomas S. Monson

146. “Serving throughout the world is a great missionary force going about doing good. Missionaries teach truth. They dispel darkness. They spread joy. They bring precious souls to Christ.”

— Thomas S. Monson

147. “If you are persistent, you will succeed.”

— Thomas S. Monson

148. “By learning of Him, by believing in Him, by following Him, there is the capacity to become like Him.”

— Thomas S. Monson

149. “God left the world unfinished; the pictures unpainted, the songs unsung, and the problems unsolved, that man might know the joys of creation.”

— Thomas S. Monson

150. “When you’re on the Lord’s errand, you’re entitled to the Lord’s blessings.”

— Thomas S. Monson