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With a strong testimony of the Savior and His restored gospel, you have limitless opportunities to shine.

With a strong testimony of the Savior and His restored gospel, you have limitless opportunities to shine.

Thomas S. Monson
Strong, Opportunity, Shining

The road to anywhere is the road to nowhere, and the road to nowhere leads to dreams sacrificed, opportunities squandered, and a life unfulfilled. In our journey we will encounter forks and turnings in the road.

Thomas S. Monson
Dream, Opportunity, Journey

The sweetest feeling in mortality is to realize that God, our Heavenly Father, knows each one of us and generously permits us to see and to share His divine power to save.

Thomas S. Monson
Father, Feelings, Divine Power

The temples are a refuge from life's storms even a never-failing beacon guiding us to safety.

Thomas S. Monson
Safety, Storm, Temples

I extol those who, with loving care and compassionate concern, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the homeless. He who notes the sparrow's fall will not be unmindful of such service.

Thomas S. Monson
Fall, House, Naked

I promise you that one day you will stand aside and look at your difficult times, you will realize that he was always there beside you.

Thomas S. Monson
Spiritual, Promise, One Day

May we be people of honesty and integrity trying to do the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.

Thomas S. Monson
Honesty, Integrity, People
Twitter post from Apr 08, 2015

Christ's peace can permeate any heart - hearts that are troubled, burdened with grief, confused, and pleading for help.

Thomas S. Monson
Confused, Grief, Heart

Be not weary in well-doing. … Out of small things proceedeth that which is great. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind.

Thomas S. Monson
Heart, Mind, Lord
Thomas S. Monson (1988). “Live the Good Life”, Shadow Mountain

Find someone who is having a hard time or is ill or lonely, and do something for him or her.

Thomas S. Monson
Lonely, Hard Times, Ill
Speech in Memory of President Thomas S. Monson, www.lee.senate.gov. January 04, 2018.

If any has stumbled in his journey, there is a way back. The process is called repentance. Our Savior died to provide you and me that blessed gift. Though the path is difficult, the promise is real: 'Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow' (Isaiah 1:18).

Thomas S. Monson
Real, Blessed, Journey

I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. don't take counsel of your fears.

Thomas S. Monson
Responsibility, Decision, Taking Responsibility

A prominent judge was asked what we, as citizens of the countries of the world, could do to reduce crime and disobedience to law and to bring peace and contentment into our lives and into our nations. He thoughtfully replied, ‘I would suggest a return to the old-fashioned practice of family prayer.’

Thomas S. Monson
Country, Prayer, Countries Of The World
Thomas S. Monson (1988). “Live the Good Life”, Shadow Mountain

Without a goal there can be no real success.

Thomas S. Monson
Real, Goal, Real Success

I know that God loves us. He allows us to exercise our moral agency even when we misuse it. He permits us to make our own decisions. Christ cannot help us if we do not trust Him; He cannot teach us if we do not serve Him. He will not force us to do what's right, but He will show us the way only when we decide to serve Him. Certainly, for us to serve in His kingdom, Christ requires that we experience a change of thought and attitude.

Thomas S. Monson
Attitude, Exercise, Agency

As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’? Unlike the book on the library shelf, the covers of which shield its contents, our lives cannot be closed. Parents, we truly are an open book in the library of learning of our homes.

Thomas S. Monson
Daughter, Mother, Dad

My earnest prayer is that you will have the courage required to refrain from judging others, the courage to be chaste and virtuous, and the courage to stand firm for truth and righteousness. As you do so, you will be ‘an example of the believers’ (1 Timothy 4:12), and your life will be filled with love and peace and joy.

Thomas S. Monson
Prayer, Judging, Joy

The spirit must be freed from tethers so strong and feelings never put to rest, so that the lift of life may give buoyancy to the soul. In many families, there are hurt feelings and a reluctance to forgive. It doesn’t really matter what the issue was. It cannot and should not be left to injure. Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals. George Herbert, an early 17th-century poet, wrote these lines: ‘He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven, for everyone has need of forgiveness.’

Thomas S. Monson
Strong, Hurt, Bridges

Let us open wide the windows of our hearts, that each family member may feel welcome and 'at home.' Let us open also the doors of our very souls, that the dear ________ may enter. Remember His promise: 'Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him' (Revelation 3:20).

Thomas S. Monson
Home, Heart, Men

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

Thomas S. Monson
Speak, Preparedness

Cooperativeness is not so much learning how to get along with others as taking the kinks out of ourselves, so that others can get along with us.

Thomas S. Monson
Kink

The effectiveness of an inspired bishop, adviser, or teacher has very little to do with the outward trappings of power or an abundance of this world's goods. The leaders who have the most influence are usually those who set hearts afire with devotion to the truth, who make obedience to duty seem the essence of manhood, who transform some ordinary routine occurrence so that it becomes a vista where we see the person we aspire to be.

Thomas S. Monson
Teacher, Heart, Essence

Loving service anonymously given may be unknown to man-but the gift and the giver are known to God.

Thomas S. Monson
Men, May, Given
Twitter post from Dec 10, 2014

The future is in your hands, the outcome is up to you.

Thomas S. Monson
Hands, Up To You, Outcomes

On occasion I have observed parents shopping to clothe a son about to enter missionary service. The new suits are fitted, the new shoes are laced, and shirts, socks, and ties are bought in quantity. I met one father who said to me, 'Brother Monson, I want you to meet my son.' Pride popped his buttons; the cost of the clothing emptied his wallet; love filled his heart. Tears filled my eyes when I noticed that his [the father's] suit was old, his shoes well worn; but he felt no deprivation. The glow on his face was a memory to cherish.

Thomas S. Monson
Brother, Memories, Father

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