Top 300 Thomas S. Monson Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “The passage of time has not altered the capacity of the Redeemer to change lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

302. “As we emulate His example, we will bless lives, including our own.”

— Thomas S. Monson

303. “Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens.”

— Thomas S. Monson

304. “Choose a field that will supply sufficient remuneration to provide adequately for your companion and your children. I bear testimony that these criteria are very important in choosing your life’s work.”

— Thomas S. Monson

305. “I urge you to hold fast to your standards. I plead with you not to waver.”

— Thomas S. Monson

306. “This will equally apply to every Latter-day Saint. Salvation is an individual operation.”

— Thomas S. Monson

307. “Our thinking will automatically improve when we remember the words of Paul: ’know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwelleth in you?”

— Thomas S. Monson

308. “We need to learn how to separate need from greed.”

— Thomas S. Monson

309. “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.”

— Thomas S. Monson

310. “In this marvelous dispensation of the fulness of times, our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable.”

— Thomas S. Monson

311. “I acknowledge that I do not understand the processes of creation, but I accept the fact of it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

312. “Courage becomes a worthwhile and meaningful virtue when it is regarded not so much as a willingness to die manfully but as a determination to live decently.”

— Thomas S. Monson

313. “I testify that each one of us can feel the Lord’s inspiration as we live worthily and strive to serve Him.”

— Thomas S. Monson

314. “We may not only find faith in God in our sorrow. We may also become faithful to Him in times of calm.”

— Thomas S. Monson

315. “No member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who has canned peas, topped beets, hauled hay, shoveled coal, or helped in any way to serve others ever forgets or regrets the experience of helping provide for those in need.”

— Thomas S. Monson

316. “Every bishop can testify to the promptings that attend calls to serve in the Church. Frequently the call seems to be for the benefit not so much of those to be taught or led as for the person who is to teach or lead.”

— Thomas S. Monson

317. “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.”

— Thomas S. Monson

318. “Our Father’s commitment to us, His children, is unwavering. Indeed He softens the winters of our lives, but He also brightens our summers.”

— Thomas S. Monson

319. “We should strive for steadiness, and for a commitment to God that does not ebb and flow with the years or the crises of our lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

320. “The lighthouse of the Lord sends forth signals readily recognized and never failing.”

— Thomas S. Monson

321. “Though we may not necessarily forfeit our lives in service to our God, we can certainly demonstrate our love for Him by how well we serve Him.”

— Thomas S. Monson

322. “We become so caught up in the busyness of our lives. Were we to step back, however, and take a good look at what we’re doing, we may find that we have immersed ourselves in the ‘thick of thin things.’ In other words, too often we spend most of our time taking care of the things which do not really matter much at all in the grand scheme of things, neglecting those more important causes.”

— Thomas S. Monson

323. “As we survey the challenges of life, that which is easy is rarely right. In fact, the course that we should properly follow appears at times impossible, impenetrable, hopeless.”

— Thomas S. Monson

324. “To you who are parents, I say, show love to your children. You know you love them, but make certain they know it as well. They are so precious. Let them know. Call upon our Heavenly Father for help as you care for their needs each day and as you deal with the challenges which inevitably come with parenthood. You need more than your own wisdom in rearing them.”

— Thomas S. Monson

325. “In short, if you have any question about whether a particular movie, book, or other form of entertainment is appropriate, don’t see it, don’t read it, don’t participate.”

— Thomas S. Monson

326. “Our Heavenly Father can appreciate our love for Him by how well we serve Him and how well we serve our fellowmen.”

— Thomas S. Monson

327. “We do not find truth groveling through error.”

— Thomas S. Monson

328. “The goal of gospel teaching... is not to ‘pour information’ into the minds of class members... The aim is to inspire the individual to think about, feel about, and then do something about living gospel principles.”

— Thomas S. Monson

329. “We find real joy when we keep the Savior the focus of the season.”

— Thomas S. Monson

330. “May you constantly nourish your testimonies of the gospel that they will be a protection to you against the buffetings of the adversary.”

— Thomas S. Monson

331. “There will come into every life moments of despair and the need for direction from a divine source-even an unspoken plea for help.”

— Thomas S. Monson

332. “Have times really changed? Don’t we today, as always, love our children and want them to live righteously? Don’t we today, as always, need God’s divine protecting care? Don’t we today, as always, continue to be at his mercy and in his debt for the very life he has given us?”

— Thomas S. Monson

333. “As I contemplate all that you face in the world today, one word comes to my mind. It describes an attribute needed by all of us but one which you-at this time of your life and in this world-will need particularly. That attribute is courage.”

— Thomas S. Monson

334. “I forbid you, agnostic, doubting thoughts, to destroy the house of my faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

335. “It is imperative that we recognize that whatever has happened to us has happened to others. They have coped and so must we. We are not alone. Heavenly Father’s help is near.”

— Thomas S. Monson

336. “We continue to build temples. We desire that as many members as possible have an opportunity to attend the temple without having to travel inordinate distances.”

— Thomas S. Monson

337. “Each of us has much for which to be grateful if we will but pause and contemplate our blessings.”

— Thomas S. Monson

338. “Missionary work is a priesthood duty – an obligation the Lord expects of us who have been given so very much.”

— Thomas S. Monson

339. “Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable.”

— Thomas S. Monson

340. “I counseled many returning missionaries. I interviewed 1,700 missionaries all over the world. My advice to them is that you should study and prepare for your life’s work in a field that you enjoy.”

— Thomas S. Monson

341. “The way to be with God in every season is to strive to be near Him every week and each day.”

— Thomas S. Monson

342. “It is in the home that we form our attitudes, our deeply held beliefs. It is in the home that hope is fostered or destroyed. 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.”

— Thomas S. Monson

343. “I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish – and in effect save their lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

344. “As we remember prayer and take time to turn to the scriptures, our lives will be infinitely more blessed and our burdens will be made lighter.”

— Thomas S. Monson

345. “Whatever ideals we would impress upon others we must first have realized in ourselves.”

— Thomas S. Monson