Quotes from Thomas S. Monson

We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become.

I have never known Frances to complain once of my Church responsibilities. I have been gone many days and many nights, and I have rarely been able to sit with her in the congregation. But there is no one like her - absolutely no one. She is in every way supportive and is a woman of quiet and profoundly powerful faith.

No one has learned the meaning of living until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellow man. Service to others is akin to duty, the fulfillment of which brings true joy.

As we arise each morning, let us determine to respond with love and kindness to whatever might come our way.

One cannot remember mother and forget God.

God and mother, partners in creation, in love, in sacrifice, in service, are as one.

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.

Gaze Upward, Look Inward, Reach Outward, Press Forward.

True love can alter human lives and change human nature.

Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required.

We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude.

In the temple we can find peace. The blessings of the temple are priceless.

May your homes be filled with peace, harmony, courtesy, and love. May they be filled with the Spirit of the Lord.

Your patriarchal blessing is your passport to peace in this life. It is a Liahona of light to guide you unerringly to your heavenly home.

From the Book of Mormon come other precious promises, including promises of peace, freedom, and blessings if we 'will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ' (Ether 2:12).

When we safeguard (the heavenly virtue of freedom), when we honor it, when we protect it, we will walk with Washington, we will pray with patriots, and we shall have peace on earth, good will to men.

When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes.

Through personal prayer, through family prayer, by trusting in God with faith, nothing wavering, we can call down to our rescue His mighty power.

As a result of the sacred ordinances performed in the holy house of God, no light need be permanently extinguished, no voice permanently stilled, no place in our heart permanently left vacant.

When God speaks and we obey, we will always be right.

It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Joseph saw God our Eternal Father and Jesus Christ, His Son.

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

The all-important and crowning blessings of membership in the Church are those blessings which we receive in the temples of God

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.