Thomas S. Monson Quotes & Sayings

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

“The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.”

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

“On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.”

“Choose your love, Love your choice.”

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

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

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

“Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of service perfomed all precede that goal of eternal life.”

“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.”