Thomas s. monson

Choose a field that will supply sufficient remuneration to provide adequately for your companion and your children. I bear testimony that these criteria are very important in choosing your life's...

The reward of eternal life requires effort.

We should strive for steadiness, and for a commitment to God that does not ebb and flow with the years or the crises of our lives.

Our Father's commitment to us, His children, is unwavering. Indeed He softens the winters of our lives, but He also brightens our summers.

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children.

I urge you to hold fast to your standards. I plead with you not to waver.

Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of service perfomed all precede that goal of eternal life.

Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.

Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.