Find someone who is having a hard time, or is ill, or lonely, and do something for him or her. – Thomas S. Monson
I acknowledge that I do not understand the processes of creation, but I accept the fact of it. – 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 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. – Thomas S. Monson
What will you and I give for Christmas this year? Let us in our lives give to our Lord and Savior the gift of gratitude by living His teachings and following in His footsteps. – Thomas S. Monson
I hope I work effectively, but I never feel I have exhausted what I should be doing… I believe we have a responsibility to be a good influence on others. – 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
I remember that our deportment in Primary was not always as it should be. I had a lot of energy and found it difficult to sit patiently in a class. – Thomas S. Monson
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
Finding the real joy of Christmas comes not in the hurrying and the scurrying to get more done, nor is it found in the purchasing of gifts. We find real joy when we make the Savior the focus of the season. – Thomas S. Monson
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
My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmastime 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
We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become. – Thomas S. Monson
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
Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith. – 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
You see your children growing. You look at your grandchildren, and you say to yourself, ‘What if I weren’t here? Have I done all I can to prepare them for their role in life?’ You realize that you never quite do everything, but you want to do better than what you have done. – 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
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. – Thomas S. Monson
I know that God lives, my brothers and sisters. There is no question in my mind. I know that this is His work, and I know that the sweetest experience in all this life is to feel His promptings as He directs us in the furtherance of His work. – Thomas S. Monson
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility. – Thomas S. Monson
I hope with all my heart and soul that every young man who receives the priesthood will honor that priesthood and be true to the trust which is conveyed when it is conferred. May each of us who holds the priesthood of God know what he believes. – 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. – Thomas S. Monson
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