Quotes by Thomas S. Monson

We need learn what we need to learn, know what we need to know, and do what we need to do.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal

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

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.

All men have their FEARS. But those who face their fears with FAITH have COURAGE as well.

Some are young people who dont know who they are, what they can be or even want to be. They are afraid, but they dont know of what. They are angry, but they dont know at whom. They are rejected and they dont know why. All they want is to be somebody.

The power to lead is the power to mislead, and the power to mislead is the power to destroy.

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

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.

May we muster courage at the crossroads, courage for the conflicts, courage to say, no, courage to say, yes, for courage counts.

Have times really changed? Dont we today, as always, love our children and want them to live righteously? Dont we today, as always, need Gods divine protecting care? Dont we today, as always, continue to be at his mercy and in his debt for the very life he has given us?

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.

Anxiously you ask, Is there a way to safety? Can someone guide me? Is there an escape from threatened destruction? The answer is a resounding yes! I counsel you: Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. It beckons through the storms of life. It calls, This way to safety; this way to home.

If you want to give a light to others, you have to glow yourself.

When we treat people merely as they are, they will remain as they are. When we treat them as if they were what they should be, they will become what they should be.

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?

Life was never intended to consist of a glut of luxury, be an easy course, or filled only with success. There are those games which we lose, those races in which we finish last, and those promotions which never come. Such experiences provide an opportunity for us to show our determination and to rise above disappointment.

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.

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.

Having gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not deliver it.