Quotes from Thomas S. Monson

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.

True love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas Spirit.

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

Heavenly Father has a picture of you on His dresser. He loves you and will help you. Call upon Him.

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.

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.

We do not find truth groveling through error.

You have a heritage honor it. You have posses a testimony share it. You will face temptations withstand it. You know the truth live it.

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

Fill your mind with truth; fill your heart with love; fill your life with service.

If we do not have a deep foundation of faith and a solid testimony of truth, we may have difficulty withstanding the harsh storms and icy winds of adversity which inevitably come to each of us.

Love thy neighbor is more than a divine truth. It is a pattern for perfection.

Serving throughout the world is a great missionary force going about doing good. Missionaries teach truth. They dispel darkness. They spread joy. They bring precious souls to Christ.

Many years ago, it was my opportunity to serve as president of the Canadian Mission. There we had a branch with very limited priesthood. We always had a missionary presiding over the branch. I received a strong impression that we needed to have a member of the branch preside there.

In reality, we are all travelers - even explorers of mortality.

Traveling is difficult when you go for long stretches at a time, but you always come back refreshed, feeling that you've accomplished something. I'm on my knees before I go anywhere in this world.

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.

He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face.

Home should be a haven of love. Honor, courtesy, and respect symbolize love and characterize the righteous family.

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.

My brothers and sisters, true love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas spirit. You can hear it. You can see it. You can feel it.

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.

Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live.

One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind.