“The Lord’s purposes are often accomplished as we pay heed to the guidance of the Spirit. I believe that the more we act upon the inspiration and impressions which come to us, the more the Lord will entrust to us His errands.” BelieveInspirationSpiritPurposeI BelievePayLordImpressionGuidanceAccomplishedHeedErrands Author:Thomas S. Monson
“May your homes be filled with peace, harmony, courtesy, and love. May they be filled with the Spirit of the Lord.” MayHomeSpiritLordAnd LoveHarmonyFilledCourtesyPeace Harmony Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Avoid any semblance of pornography. It is dangerous and addictive. If you continue to view pornography, your spirit will become desensitized and your conscience will erode.” IfsSpiritViewsDangerousConsciencePornographySemblanceErode Author:Thomas S. Monson
“In the private sanctuary of one's own conscience lies that spirit, that determination to cast off the old person and to measure up to the statue of true potential.” PersonsSpiritLyingConscienceDeterminationCastsStatuesSanctuaryOld PersonTrue Potential Author:Thomas S. Monson
“It is in the home that we form our attitudes, our deeply held beliefs. It is in the home that hope is fostered or destroyed. Our homes are to be more than sanctuaries; they should also be places where God’s Spirit can dwell, where the storm stops at the door, where love reigns and peace dwells” ShouldHomeFormSpiritBeliefAttitudeDoorsStormDestroyedReignSanctuary Author: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?” ThinkingKnowsRememberSpiritTemplesSpirit Of God Author: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.” IfsSpiritDesireChoicesInfluenceBecomingAngerAngryAll TimeSatanYieldRefrainOur Choices Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Gracias, danke, merci - whatever language is spoken, "thank you" frequently expressed will cheer your spirit, broaden your friendships, and lift your lives to a higher pathway as you journey toward perfection. There is a simplicity - even a sincerity - when "thank you" is spoken.” LifeSpiritLanguageJourneyHigherPerfectionSimplicityLiftsCheerSincerityPathways Author:Thomas S. Monson
“When called to the Council of the Twelve, October 4, 1963, he said in the Salt Lake Tabernacle: I think of a little sister, a French-Canadian sister, whose life was changed by the missionaries as her spirit was touched. As she said good-by to me and my wife in Quebec, she said, "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."” ThinkingMayLittlesSaidI CanSpiritPresidentChurchWifeChangedMembersMy WifeProphetLakesTouchedTwelveSaltCouncilSisterOctoberLittle SisterBetter NowQuebec Author:Thomas S. Monson
“The spirit must be freed from tethers so strong and feelings never put to rest, so that the lift of life may give buoyancy to the soul. In many families, there are hurt feelings and a reluctance to forgive. It doesn’t really matter what the issue was. It cannot and should not be left to injure. Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals. George Herbert, an early 17th-century poet, wrote these lines: ‘He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven, for everyone has need of forgiveness.’” IfsNeedsGivingShouldMaySoulMatterFeelingsSpiritLeftStrongHeavenHurtLinesBreakIssuesCenturyPoetBlameForgivingWoundsHealLiftsBridgesHurt FeelingsReluctance17th CenturyBuoyancy Author:Thomas S. Monson
“As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, we shall have the Christmas spirit, not for one fleeting day each year, but as a companion always.” YearsSpiritChristCompanionFleetingChristmas Spirit Author:Thomas S. Monson
“What will you and I give for Christmas this year? Let us in our lives give to our Lord and Savior the gift of gratitude by living His teachings and following in His footsteps. It was said of Him that He “went about doing good.” As we do likewise, the Christmas spirit will be ours.” GivingYearsSaidSpiritLordOur LivesTeachingGratitudeFollowingSaviorOur LordDoing GoodFootstepsChristmas Spirit Author:Thomas S. Monson
“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.” PeopleIfsWayWantFeelsMaySaidReasonSeemsMightSpiritDesireTurnsFeltWaitingPerspectiveBecomingAngryExpectedReactionsAll TimeBehaveRefrain Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.” GivingSpiritChristmasChristmas SeasonChristmas GivingSeason Of Giving Author:Thomas S. Monson
“I add my personal witness: Our missionaries are not salesmen with wares to peddle; rather, they are servants of the Most High God, with testimonies to bear, truths to teach, and souls to save. Each missionary who goes forth in response to a sacred call becomes a servant of the Lord whose work this truly is. Do not fear, young men, for He will be with you. He never fails. He has promised: "I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up"” MenHeartSoulHandsFacesYoungSpiritLeftLordTeachFailingMinesBearsAngelSacredAddResponseRoundsWitnessServantYoung ManYour FaceMissionaryTestimonySalesmanDo Not Fear Author:Thomas S. Monson
“The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.” PeopleWorldLooksSoulSpiritGoodnessWindowBusyGenerosityChristmas SpiritInspirational ChristmasMerry ChristmasBusy LifeGenerosity Of Spirit Author:Thomas S. Monson
“When we keep the spirit of Christmas, we keep the spirit of Christ, for the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit.” SpiritChristChristmas Spirit Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values” PeopleGivingSelfJoySpiritValuesForgetFindingsStressMeaninglessTrue ValueTrue Spirit Of Christmas Author:Thomas S. Monson
“May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a tender caring heart as our gift to the Savior.” HeartMaySpiritJourneyCaringSaviorBethlehem Author:Thomas S. Monson
“True love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas Spirit.” YearsSpiritLove IsReflectionSaviorDecemberTrue Love IsChristmas Spirit Author:Thomas S. Monson
“We can bolster human spirits, clothe cold bodies, feed hungry people, comfort grieving hearts, and lift to new heights precious souls.” PeopleHumansHeartSoulBodySpiritColdComfortHungryLiftsHeightGrievingHuman SpiritPrecious Souls Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it's a cinch. Each of us can be true for just one day--and then one more and then one more after that--until we've lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness.” HardSpiritLordOne DayLifetimeDeedsBeing TrueJust OneRighteousnessInchesYardsGood Deeds Author:Thomas S. Monson
“To catch the real meaning of the Spirit of Christmas, we need only drop the last syllable, and it becomes the Spirit of Christ.” NeedsRealLastsSpiritChristSyllablesChristmas Spirit Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Christmas is a glorious time of the year, simple in origin, deep in meaning, beautiful in tradition and custom, rich in memories, and charitable in spirit.” YearsBeautifulSpiritMemoriesSimpleRichTraditionGloriousCustomsCharitable Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Times change, years speed by, but Christmas continues sacred. It is through giving, rather than getting, that the spirit of Christ enters our lives. God still speaks. He prompts. He guides. He blesses. He gives.” GivingYearsStillsSpiritSpeakChristOur LivesSacredSpeedGuidesBlessPrompts Book:Live the Good Life Source: Live the Good Life
“My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmas time fill our homes and our lives and linger there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year.” YearsMayLongHomeLightSpiritOur LivesTreeBrotherDown AndMy BrotherBrothers And SistersAnother YearChristmas Time Author:Thomas S. Monson
