Top 300 Thomas S. Monson Quotes (2023 Update)
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201. “Through personal prayer, through family prayer, by trusting in God with faith, nothing wavering, we can call down to our rescue His mighty power.”

— Thomas S. Monson

202. “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

203. “Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

204. “May we realize how close to us He is willing to come, how far He is willing to go to help us and how much He loves us.”

— Thomas S. Monson

205. “In reality, we are all travelers – even explorers of mortality.”

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206. “To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice. If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry. I testify that such is possible.”

— Thomas S. Monson

207. “Let us respect others no one lives alone in a city, a nation, or a world.”

— Thomas S. Monson

208. “Times change, years speed by, but Christmas continues sacred. It is through giving, rather than getting, that the spirit of Christ enters our lives. God still speaks. He prompts. He guides. He blesses. He gives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

209. “Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.”

— Thomas S. Monson

210. “I plead with you to have the courage to refrain from judging and criticizing those around you, as well as the courage to make certain that everyone is included and feels loved and valued.”

— Thomas S. Monson

211. “The hand of a bride becomes the hand of a mother. Ever so gently she cares for her precious child. Bathing, dressing, feeding, comforting-there is no hand like mother’s. Nor does its tender care diminish through the years.”

— Thomas S. Monson

212. “If we will put our trust in the Lord, he will help us through our difficulties, whatever they my be.”

— Thomas S. Monson

213. “Often we live side by side but do not communicate heart to heart.”

— Thomas S. Monson

214. “Home should be a haven of love. Honor, courtesy, and respect symbolize love and characterize the righteous family.”

— Thomas S. Monson

215. “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.””

— Thomas S. Monson

216. “Each of our temples is an expression of our testimony that life beyond the grave is as real and as certain as is our life here on earth.”

— Thomas S. Monson

217. “The reward of eternal life requires effort.”

— Thomas S. Monson

218. “How does one magnify a calling? Simply by performing the service that pertains to it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

219. “Your future depends on your Faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

220. “Whatever our calling, regardless of our fears or anxieties, let us pray and then go and do.”

— Thomas S. Monson

221. “Through humble prayer, diligent preparation, and faithful service, we can succeed in our sacred callings.”

— Thomas S. Monson

222. “Thinking is the hardest work anyone can do, which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers.”

— Thomas S. Monson

223. “Each of us can do something to help someone.”

— Thomas S. Monson

224. “May each of us remember this truth; ‘one cannot forget mother and remember God. One cannot remember mother and forget God.’ Why? Because these two sacred persons, God and mother, partners in creation, in love, in sacrifice, in service, are as one.”

— Thomas S. Monson

225. “You can dress attractively without being immodest. Within the Lord’s guidelines, there is room for you to be lively, vibrant, and beautiful both in your dress and in your actions.”

— Thomas S. Monson

226. “May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a tender caring heart as our gift to the Savior.”

— Thomas S. Monson

227. “I have found that, rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will take a step back and consider the blessings in our lives, including seemingly small, sometimes overlooked blessings, we can find greater happiness.”

— Thomas S. Monson

228. “There are those who struggle every day with challenges. Let us extend to them our concern, as well as a helping hand. As we care for each other, we will be blessed.”

— Thomas S. Monson

229. “You have a heritage honor it. You have posses a testimony share it. You will face temptations withstand it. You know the truth live it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

230. “No one has learned the meaning of living until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellow man. Service to others is akin to duty, the fulfillment of which brings true joy.”

— Thomas S. Monson

231. “Family prayer is the greatest deterrent to sin, and hence the most beneficent provider of joy and happiness. The old saying is yet true: ‘The family that prays together stays together.’”

— Thomas S. Monson

232. “As a result of the sacred ordinances performed in the holy house of God, no light need be permanently extinguished, no voice permanently stilled, no place in our heart permanently left vacant.”

— Thomas S. Monson

233. “When we keep the spirit of Christmas, we keep the spirit of Christ, for the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit.”

— Thomas S. Monson

234. “The temples are a refuge from life’s storms even a never-failing beacon guiding us to safety.”

— Thomas S. Monson

235. “How much better the world would be if we all gave gifts of understanding, and compassion, of service, and friendship, of kindness and gentleness.”

— Thomas S. Monson

236. “My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmas time fill our homes and our lives and linger there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year.”

— Thomas S. Monson

237. “Christmas is a glorious time of the year, simple in origin, deep in meaning, beautiful in tradition and custom, rich in memories, and charitable in spirit.”

— Thomas S. Monson

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

— Thomas S. Monson

239. “I once sacrificed something I love for the God I love even more, and He has never forgotten me for it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

240. “The most constant thing is change.”

— Thomas S. Monson

241. “We must not let our passions destroy our dreams.”

— Thomas S. Monson

242. “Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose; and frame your life with faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

243. “If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.”

— Thomas S. Monson

244. “There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.”

— Thomas S. Monson

245. “Books are keys to wisdom’s treasure;.”

— Thomas S. Monson

246. “As the Christmas season envelops us with all its glory, may we, as did the Wise Men, seek a bright, particular star to guide us in our celebration of the Savior’s birth.”

— Thomas S. Monson

247. “To catch the real meaning of the Spirit of Christmas, we need only drop the last syllable, and it becomes the Spirit of Christ.”

— Thomas S. Monson

248. “I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant.”

— Thomas S. Monson

249. “Let us open wide the windows of our hearts, that each family member may feel welcome and ’at home.”

— Thomas S. Monson

250. “All that occurs within the walls of the temple is uplifting and enobling.”

— Thomas S. Monson