May we be faithful followers of Christ, examples of righteousness, thus becoming lights in the world.
Thomas S. MonsonIdeals are like the stars - you can't touch them with your hands, but by following them you reach your destination.
Thomas S. MonsonRemember that ofttimes the wisdom of God appears as foolishness to men, but the greatest single lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right.
Thomas S. MonsonCan we somehow muster the courage and steadfastness of purpose that characterized the pioneers of a former generation? Can you and I, in actual fact, be pioneers [today]?
Thomas S. MonsonChoose your friends carefully, for you will tend to be like them and be found where they choose to go.
Thomas S. MonsonA prayerful life is the key to possessing gratitude. We often take for granted the people who most deserve our gratitude. Let us not wait until it is too late for us to express our gratitude. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. If I gratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. To express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.
Thomas S. Monson