Thomas S. Monson Life Quotations

Don't forget: one of the saddest things in life is wasted talent.

The reward of eternal life requires effort.

"President Monson, I may never see the Prophet. I may never hear the Prophet. But President, far better, now that I am a member of this Church, I can obey the Prophet."

I dreamt and saw that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was duty. I served and found that duty was joy. See Life a Duty, Ellen Sturgis Hooper, (1816-1841) Topics: beauty, duty & Life I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty.

The passage of time has not altered the capacity of the Redeemer to change lives.

There will be times when you will be frightened and discouraged. You may feel that you are defeated. The odds of obtaining victory may appear overwhelming. At times you may feel like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember-David did win!

The Book of Mormon changes lives.

Don't save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.

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

I counseled many returning missionaries. I interviewed 1,700 missionaries all over the world. My advice to them is that you should study and prepare for your life's work in a field that you enjoy.

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith.

LOVE should be the very heart of FAMILY life.

You can share your testimony in many ways, by the words you speak, by the example you set, by the manner in which you live your life.

True love can alter human lives and change human nature.