Thomas S. Monson Quotes

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Thomas S. Monson

Profession : Clergyman

Birth : August 21, 1927

Choose your love, Love your choice.

Thomas S. Monson

Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.

Thomas S. Monson

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

The future is as bright as your faith.

Thomas S. Monson

I wasn't with Joseph, but I believe him. My faith did not come to me through science, and I will not permit so-called science to destroy it.

Thomas S. Monson

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

Thomas S. Monson

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

Thomas S. Monson

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. It is the time to love the Lord, our God, with all our heart - and our neighbors as ourselves.

Thomas S. Monson

Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.

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As I approached my 18th birthday and prepared to enter military service in World War II, I was recommended to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood.

Thomas S. Monson

Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.

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

Thomas S. Monson

Do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but you will be the miracle.

Thomas S. Monson

Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith.

Thomas S. Monson

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

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The priesthood is not really so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an opportunity to bless the lives of others.

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We tend to become like those whom we admire.

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Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.

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May I always be found 'on the Lord's errand.'

Thomas S. Monson

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