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“The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Choose your love. Love your choice.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Remember who you are and what God expects you to become.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Stick to a task 'til it sticks to you. . .for beginners are many, but finishers few.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Don't save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“May I share with you a formula that in my judgment will help you and help me to journey well through mortality... First, fill your mind with truth; second, fill your life with service; and third, fill your heart with love.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is important.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Work will work when wishy washy wishing won't.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“The most constant thing is change.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Ideals are like the stars - you can't touch them with your hands, but by following them you reach your destination. ”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Faith precedes the miracle. It has ever been so and shall ever be. It was not raining when Noah was commanded to build an ark. There was no visible ram in the thicket when Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. Two heavenly personages were not yet seen when Joseph knelt and prayed. First came the test of faith–and then the miracle. Remember that faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other. Cast out doubt. Cultivate faith.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Any excuse, no matter how valid, only weakens the character.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Heavenly Father has a picture of you on His dresser. He loves you and will help you. Call upon Him.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked, 'How many positions did you hold,' but rather, 'How many people did you help?”
― Thomas S. Monson, Pathways to perfection;: Discourses of Thomas S. Monson

“Thinking is the hardest work anyone can do, which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers. ”
― Thomas S. Monson, Pathways to perfection;: Discourses of Thomas S. Monson

“A patriarchal blessing is a revelation to the recipient, even a white line down the middle of the road, to protect, inspire, and motivate activity and righteousness. A patriarchal blessing literally contains chapters from your book of eternal possibilities. I say eternal, for just as life is eternal, so is a patriarchal blessing. What may not come to fulfillment in this life may occur in the next. We do not govern God's timetable. 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.' . . .

Your patriarchal blessing is yours and yours alone. It may be brief or lengthy, simple or profound. Length and language do not a patriarchal blessing make. It is the Spirit that conveys the true meaning. Your blessing is not to be folded neatly and tucked away. It is not to be framed or published. Rather, it is to be read. It is to be loved. It is to be followed. Your patriarchal blessing will see you through the darkest night. It will guide you through life's dangers. . . . Your patriarchal blessing is to you a personal Liahona to chart your course and guide your way.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Prayer can solve more problems, alleviate more suffering, prevent more transgression, and bring about greater peace and contentment in the human soul than can be obtained in any other way.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“We cannot know what faith is if we have never had it, and we cannot obtain it as long as we deny it. Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Our thinking will automatically improve when we remember the words of Paul: 'know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
― Thomas S. Monson, Pathways to perfection;: Discourses of Thomas S. Monson

“It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Joseph saw God our Eternal Father and Jesus Christ, His Son.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“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.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice. If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry. I testify that such is possible.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance. Do not be deceived; behind that facade is heartache, unhappiness and pain. .. YOU be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Having gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not deliver it.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“…Faith forged in the furnace of trials and tears is marked by trust and testimony.

Only God can count the sacrifice; only God can measure the sorrow; only God can know the hearts of those who serve Him.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“The goal of gospel teaching... is not to 'pour information' into the minds of class members... The aim is to inspire the individual to think about, feel about, and then do something about living gospel principles.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“There is a golden thread that runs through every account of faith from the beginning of the world to the present time. Abraham, Noah, the brother of Jared, the Prophet Joseph Smith, and countless others wanted to be obedient to the will of God. They had ears that could hear, eyes that could see, and hearts that could know and feel.
They never doubted. They trusted.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“There is a golden thread that runs through every account of faith from the beginning of the world to the present time. Abraham, Noah, the brother of Jared, the Prophet Joseph Smith, and countless others wanted to be obedient to the will of God. They had ears that could hear, eyes that could see, and hearts that could know and feel. They never doubted. They trusted. Through personal prayer, through family prayer, by trusting in God with faith, nothing wavering, we can call down to our rescue His mighty power. His call to us is as it has ever been: “Come unto me.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Let me begin now, this very night, to emulate Christ. Cast off forever will be the old self and with it defeat, despair, doubt, and disbelief. To a newness of life I come--a life of faith, hope courage, and joy. No task looms too large; no responsibility too heavy; no duty is a burden. All things become possible.”
― Thomas S. Monson