Top 300 Thomas S. Monson Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant.”

— Thomas S. Monson

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

— Thomas S. Monson

253. “Remember that ofttimes the wisdom of God appears as foolishness to men, but the greatest single lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right.”

— Thomas S. Monson

254. “Difficulties allow us to change for the better.”

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

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256. “In the private sanctuary of one’s own conscience lies that spirit, that determination to cast off the old person and to measure up to the statue of true potential.”

— Thomas S. Monson

257. “Times change; years speed by; but Christmas continues sacred.”

— Thomas S. Monson

258. “When we encounter challenges and problems in our lives, it is often difficult for us to focus on our blessings. However, if we reach deep enough and look hard enough, we will be able to feel and recognize just how much we have been given.”

— Thomas S. Monson

259. “Vice never leads to virtue. Hate never promotes love. Cowardice never gives courage. Doubt never inspires faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

260. “I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children.”

— Thomas S. Monson

261. “Avoid pornography at all costs!”

— Thomas S. Monson

262. “We are a temple-building and a temple-attending people.”

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263. “The knowledge which we seek, the answers for which we yearn, and the strength which we desire today to meet the challenges of a complex and changing world can be ours when we willingly obey the Lord’s commandments.”

— Thomas S. Monson

264. “On occasion we need to make a second effort – and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.”

— Thomas S. Monson

265. “You will never be able to measure your influence for good.”

— Thomas S. Monson

266. “Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too many of us want it to be effortless and painless.”

— Thomas S. Monson

267. “When you’re at a funeral and you’re crying, you’re crying for yourself.”

— Thomas S. Monson

268. “Some are young people who don’t know who they are, what they can be or even want to be. They are afraid, but they don’t know of what. They are angry, but they don’t know at whom. They are rejected and they don’t know why. All they want is to be somebody.”

— Thomas S. Monson

269. “Do we give thanks to God ‘for his unspeakable gift’ and His rich blessings so abundantly bestowed upon us?”

— Thomas S. Monson

270. “The road back to God is not nearly so steep nor is it so difficult as some would have us believe.”

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271. “Can we not appreciate that our very business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves? To break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by our todays, to bear our trials more beautifully than we ever dreamed we could, to give as we have never given, to do our work with more force and a finer finish than ever – this is the true idea: to get ahead of ourselves.”

— Thomas S. Monson

272. “I extol those who, with loving care and compassionate concern, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the homeless. He who notes the sparrow’s fall will not be unmindful of such service.”

— Thomas S. Monson

273. “In the search for our best selves, several questions will guide our thinking: Am I what I want to be? Am I closer to the Savior today than I was yesterday? Will I be closer yet tomorrow? Do I have the courage to change for the better?”

— Thomas S. Monson

274. “Loving service anonymously given may be unknown to man-but the gift and the giver are known to God.”

— Thomas S. Monson

275. “How do we find the Lord? I believe we have to seek Him in simple things. I believe we have to seek Him in personal prayer. I believe we must seek Him in personal service. I believe we seek and find Jesus when we follow His example.”

— Thomas S. Monson

276. “Let us make of our homes sanctuaries of righteousness, places of prayer, and abodes of love, that we might merit the blessings that can come only from our Heavenly Father.”

— Thomas S. Monson

277. “We can bolster human spirits, clothe cold bodies, feed hungry people, comfort grieving hearts, and lift to new heights precious souls.”

— Thomas S. Monson

278. “The ability to communicate is not something we are born with. We have to learn it and earn it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

279. “Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing.”

— Thomas S. Monson

280. “Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of service perfomed all precede that goal of eternal life.”

— Thomas S. Monson

281. “We cannot know what faith is if we have never had it, and we cannot obtain it as long as we deny it. Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.”

— Thomas S. Monson

282. “The sweetest feeling in mortality is to realize that God, our Heavenly Father, knows each one of us and generously permits us to see and to share His divine power to save.”

— Thomas S. Monson

283. “It is our solemn duty, our precious privilege-even our sacred opportunity-to welcome to our homes and to our hearts the children who grace our lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

284. “Our challenge is to join forces of the old and the new- experience and experiment, history and destiny, the world of man and the new world of science- but always in accordance with the never-changing word of God.”

— Thomas S. Monson

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

— Thomas S. Monson

286. “Man has made remarkable strides in conquering outer space, but how futile have been his efforts in conquering inner space- the space in our hearts and minds of men.”

— Thomas S. Monson

287. “With a strong testimony of the Savior and His restored gospel, you have limitless opportunities to shine.”

— Thomas S. Monson

288. “One cannot remember mother and forget God.”

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289. “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.”

— Thomas S. Monson

290. “We need learn what we need to learn, know what we need to know, and do what we need to do.”

— Thomas S. Monson

291. “One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind.”

— Thomas S. Monson

292. “The future will present insurmountable problems- only when we consider them insurmountable.”

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293. “There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.”

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294. “Our Heavenly Father did not launch us on our eternal voyage without providing the means whereby we could receive from Him guidance to ensure our safe return. I speak of prayer. I speak too of the whisperings from that still, small voice; and I do not overlook the holy scriptures, which contain the word of the Lord and the words of the prophets – provided to us to help us successfully cross the finish line.”

— Thomas S. Monson

295. “Make room for the Lord in your homes and in your hearts, and He will be your companion. He will be by your side.”

— Thomas S. Monson

296. “When we qualify for the help of the Lord, we can build boys, we can mend men, we can accomplish miracles in His holy service. Our opportunities are without limit.”

— Thomas S. Monson

297. “Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live.”

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298. “The world around you is not equipped to provide the help you need to make it through this often treacherous journey.”

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299. “Should doubt knock at your doorway, just say to those skeptical, disturbing, rebellious thoughts, I propose to stay with my faith, with the faith of my people.”

— Thomas S. Monson

300. “LOVE should be the very heart of FAMILY life.”

— Thomas S. Monson