“Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required.” ProblemChallengesForgetVirtueSolutionsHeavenlyInstantaneousPatience Virtue Author:Thomas S. Monson
“I thought Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything was remarkable. Managing to be entertaining while still delivering all that hard science was a pretty good trick to pull off.” StillsHardBillsTricksRemarkableEntertainingDelivering Author:Mark Haddon
“Tears came to my eyes when I read of a mere boy in one of our eastern cities who noticed a vagrant asleep on a sidewalk and who then went to his own room, retrieved his own pillow, and placed it beneath the head of that one whom he knew not. Perhaps there came from the precious past the welcome words: 'Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me' (Matt. 25:40).” DoneEyePastRoomsCitiesBoysTearsMereWelcomeEasternPillowBrethrenSidewalkVagrants Author:Thomas S. Monson
“None within the sound of my voice should be in any doubt concerning what is moral and what is not, nor should any be in doubt about what is expected of us ... We have been and continue to be taught God's laws. Despite what you may see or hear elsewhere, these laws are unchanging.” ShouldMayHas BeensLawSoundVoiceMoralDoubtTaughtExpectedDespiteElsewhereUnchanging Author:Thomas S. Monson
“If any has stumbled in his journey, there is a way back. The process is called repentance. Our Savior died to provide you and me that blessed gift. Though the path is difficult, the promise is real: 'Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow' (Isaiah 1:18).” IfsWayRealProcessDifficultSinWhitePathJourneyPromiseDiedBlessedSnowRepentanceSaviorScarlet Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Clearly, one primary purpose of our existence upon the earth is to obtain a body of flesh and bones. We have also been given the gift of agency. In a thousand ways we are privileged to choose for ourselves. Here we learn from the hard taskmaster of experience. We discern between good and evil. We differentiate as to the bitter and the sweet. We discover that there are consequences attached to our actions.” WayHardBodyActionEarthPurposeEvilGivenExistenceSweetThousandConsequenceBonesFleshBitterPrimariesAgencyGood And EvilPrivilegedOur ActionsDifferentiate Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Ours is the responsibility to keep our light bright for others to see and follow.” LightResponsibility Author:Thomas S. Monson
“When we have sampled much and have wandered far and have seen how fleeting and sometimes superficial a lot of the world is, our gratitude grows for the privilege of being part of something we can count on-home and family and the loyalty of loved ones. We come to know what it means to be bound together by duty, by respect, by belonging. We learn that nothing can fully take the place of the blessed relationship of family life.” KnowsWorldMeanSometimesHomeTogetherGrowsDutyGratitudeBlessedBoundsPrivilegeLoyaltyBelongingLoved OnesSuperficialFleetingFamily LifeHome And Family Author:Thomas S. Monson
“We laugh, we cry, we work, we play, we love, we live. And then we die. ... And dead we would remain but for one Man and His mission, even Jesus of Nazareth. ... With all my heart and the fervency of my soul, I lift up my voice in testimony as a special witness and declare that God does live. Jesus is His Son, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. He is our Redeemer; He is our Mediator with the Father. He it was who died on the cross to atone for our sins. He became the firstfruits of the Resurrection. Because He died, all shall live again.” MenHeartDoeSoulPlayDiesFatherJesusVoiceSinLaughingSpecialCrySonMy HeartCrossesDiedMissionsFleshMy SoulWitnessLiftsLife And DeathOne ManResurrectionTestimonyCrucifixionRedeemerFerventMediatorsNazarethGreat Christian Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Do not yield to Satan's enticements; rather, stand firm for truth. The unsatisfied yearnings of the soul will not be met by a never-ending quest for joy amidst the thrills of sensation and vice. Vice never leads to virtue. Hate never promotes love. Cowardice never gives courage. Doubt never inspires faith.” GivingSoulJoyHateVirtueDoubtInspireMetsVicesFirmSatanYieldSensationsCowardiceYearningQuestsNever EndingUnsatisfiedStand FirmEnticement Author:Thomas S. Monson