Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too many of us want it to be effortless and painless. 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-learnedlessonshome Choose your friends with caution. Plan your future with purpose. Frame your life with faith. Thomas S. Monson changeinspirationallife 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-actionswishthinking Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present. Thomas S. Monson motivationalhappinesslife Find joy in the journey. Thomas S. Monson journeyjoy 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 leadershipwantpeople 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-freereligiousyears 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 daughtermothersweet There are hearts to gladden... kind words to say... gifts to be given... deeds to be done. Thomas S. Monson deedsdoneheart 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 determinationcouragemeaningful 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 perspectivewaitingpeople 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 principlescouragefaces Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing. Thomas S. Monson solveangerdoe 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 refraincertainjudging 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 templesworldthinking Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. Thomas S. Monson limitlessopportunitygiving 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 judgingprayerjoy 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 luxuryphilosophymean 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 affectionregretmean If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. Thomas S. Monson gratitudesinserious
