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Keep the commandments of God. If you have sinned, the sooner you begin to make your way back, the sooner you will find the sweet peace and joy that come with the miracle of forgiveness. Happiness comes from living the

Keep the commandments of God. If you have sinned, the sooner you begin to make your way back, the sooner you will find the sweet peace and joy that come with the miracle of forgiveness. Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live and from service to God and others.

Thomas S. Monson
Sweet, Joy, Miracle

To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility. You ask, 'How might we achieve these goals?' I answer, 'By getting a true perspective of who we really are!' We are sons and daughters of a living God in whose image we have been created. Think of that truth: 'Created in the image of God!' We cannot sincerely hold this conviction without experiencing a profound new sense of strength and power, even the strength to live the commandments of God, the power to resist the temptations of Satan.

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Daughter, Disappointment, Humility

Each of us can be a leader. We need to remember that the mantle of leadership is not the cloak of comfort, but the robe of responsibility. Perhaps our service is to youth. If so, I caution: 'Youth needs fewer critics and more models.' One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of a car we drove, what kind of a house we lived in, how much we had in the bank account, nor what our clothes looked like. But the world may be a little better because we were important in the life of a boy or a girl.

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Girl, Responsibility, Boys

As you walk through life, always walk toward the light, and the shadows of life will fall behind you.

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Fall, Light, Shadow

May we show increased kindness toward one another, and may we ever be found doing the work of the Lord.

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Kindness, May, Lord

The Savior taught His disciples, 'For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it' (Luke 9:24)."I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish—and in effect save their lives.

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Believe, Purpose, Littles

There is no more beautiful sight in all this world than to see a family praying together. There is real meaning behind the oft-quoted ‘The family that prays together stays together.

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Beautiful, Real, Sight
Thomas S. Monson (1988). “Live the Good Life”, Shadow Mountain

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

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Life, Courage, Disappointment

We need learn what we need to learn, know what we need to know, and do what we need to do.

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Inspirational, Needs, Students

There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.

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Past, Preparation, Belief

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

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Selfish, Doubt, Selfless

To live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.

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Gratitude, Heart, Heaven

None of us makes it through this life without problems and challenges — and sometimes tragedies and misfortunes. After all, in large part we are here to learn and grow from such events in our lives. We know that there are times when we will suffer, when we will grieve, and when we will be saddened. However, we are told, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” How might we have joy in our lives, despite all that we may face? Again from the scriptures: “Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you."

Thomas S. Monson
Cheer, Men, Grieving
"Be of Good Cheer". Talk by Thomas S. Monson, www.lds.org. April 2009.

A moral coward is one who is afraid to do what he thinks is right because others will disapprove or laugh. Remember that all men have their fears, but those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well.

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Courage, Men, Thinking
Thomas S. Monson (1988). “Live the Good Life”, Shadow Mountain

Some are young people who don't know who they are, what they can be or even want to be. They are afraid, but they don't know of what. They are angry, but they don't know at whom. They are rejected and they don't know why. All they want is to be somebody.

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Leadership, People, Want

Wishing will not make it so. The Lord expects our thinking. He expects our action. He expects our labors. He expects our testimonies. He expects our devotion.

Thomas S. Monson
Thinking, Wish, Our Actions

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.

Thomas S. Monson
Men, Honor, Earth

Many more people could ride out the storm-tossed waves in their economic lives if they had their year's supply of food…and were debt-free. Today we find that many have followed this counsel in reverse: they have at least a year's supply of debt and are food-free.

Thomas S. Monson
Religious, Debt Free, Years

We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us.

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Regret, Mean, Affection

A grateful heart ... comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives.

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Gratitude, Father, Grateful

It is necessary to prepare and to plan so that we don’t fritter away our lives. Without a goal, there can be no real success. One of the best definitions of success I have ever heard goes something like this: success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal. Someone has said the trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never cross the goal line.

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Running, Real, Goal

To you who are parents, I say, show love to your children. You know you love them, but make certain they know it as well. They are so precious. Let them know. Call upon our Heavenly Father for help as you care for their needs each day and as you deal with the challenges which inevitably come with parenthood. You need more than your own wisdom in rearing them.

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Children, Father, Parenting
FaceBook post by Thomas S Monson from Mar 27, 2015

Several years ago my dear wife went to the hospital. She left a note behind for the children: "Dear children, do not let Daddy touch the microwave" - followed by a comma, "or the stove, or the dishwasher, or the dryer." I'm embarrassed to add any more to that list.

Thomas S. Monson
Children, Years, Daddy
"Abundantly Blessed". Thomas S. Monson's speech at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the 178th Annual General Conference at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, www.lds.org. April 2008.

The world around you is not equipped to provide the help you need to make it through this often treacherous journey.

Thomas S. Monson
Journey, Lds, Needs

Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve. Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedne ss to work toward a worthy goal, and the courage not only to face the challenges that inevitably come but also to make a second effort, should such be required.

Thomas S. Monson
Determination, Goal, Effort

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