Heavenly Father loves you—each of you. That love never changes. Thomas S. Monson More Quotes by Thomas S. Monson More Quotes From Thomas S. Monson Lessons learned in the home, last the longest. Thomas S. Monson lesson-learned lessons home Choose your friends with caution. Plan your future with purpose. Frame your life with faith. Thomas S. Monson change inspirational life 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 our-actions wish thinking Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present. Thomas S. Monson motivational happiness life Find joy in the journey. Thomas S. Monson journey joy 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. Thomas S. Monson leadership want people 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 debt-free religious years As a teenage daughter hears her sweet mother plead unto the Lord that her daughter will be inspired in the selection of her companions, that she will prepare herself for a temple marriage, don't you believe that such a daughter will seek to honor this humble, pleading petition of her mother, whom she so dearly loves? Thomas S. Monson daughter mother sweet There are hearts to gladden... kind words to say... gifts to be given... deeds to be done. Thomas S. Monson deeds done heart Courage becomes a worthwhile and meaningful virtue when it is regarded not so much as a willingness to die manfully but as a determination to live decently. Thomas S. Monson determination courage meaningful We've all felt anger. It can come when things don't turn out the way we want. It might be a reaction to something which is said of us or to us. We may experience it when people don't behave the way we want them to behave. Perhaps it comes when we have to wait for something longer than we expected. We might feel angry when others can't see things from our perspective. There seem to be countless possible reasons for anger….If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry. Thomas S. Monson perspective waiting people Of course, we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval. Thomas S. Monson principles courage faces Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing. Thomas S. Monson solve anger doe I plead with you to have the courage to refrain from judging and criticizing those around you, as well as the courage to make certain that everyone is included and feels loved and valued. Thomas S. Monson refrain certain judging I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of His holy temples. Thomas S. Monson temples world thinking Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. Thomas S. Monson limitless opportunity giving 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 judging prayer joy Avoid the philosophy and excuse that yesterday's luxuries have become today's necessities. They aren't necessities unless we ourselves make them such. . . . It is essential for us to live within our means. Thomas S. Monson luxury philosophy mean 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. Thomas S. Monson affection regret mean If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. Thomas S. Monson gratitude sin serious
