Thomas S. Monson Quotes

If you have an important decision to make, or even a small one, it is good to make your decision with the guidance of the Lord.

Oh Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.

If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.

It's an honor to stand for God, and if we want to know where we should be standing, the red letters in the Bible will never steer us wrong.

It is our responsibility to speak on social and moral issues for the instruction of the church and its members.

It was from Tito that I drew inspiration while searching for the best road to take and when making crucial decisions during our liberation struggle. I often thought, what would Tito do at that moment?

You can't base your decisions on anyone's opinion but yours and God's.

We are to order our lives by the light of His Law, not by our guesses about His plan.

Which direction do we take? The one prompted by the passions or the one indicated by the star which shines in your conscience? The Magi heard the answer: "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet" (Mt 2: 5), and, enlightened by these words, they chose to press forward to the very end.

Here's the grey rule: embrace things that lead you closer to Jesus, and reject things that lead you away from Jesus.

For those who have asked, I freely confess that Jesus Christ is my personal Savior, and that I seek His guidance in all that I do.

A man who honors God privately will show it by making good decisions publicly.

God does have a specific plan for our lives, but it is not one that He expects us to figure out before we make a decision.

Yes, there is a Divinity, one from which we must never turn aside for the guidance of our huge inward life and of the share we have as well in the life of all men. It is called the truth.

In a difficult situation one never-failing guide is to ask yourself: "What would Christ have done?" Then do it-as nearly as you can.

God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down

Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything you know is wrong. Follow this and you'll be fine.

We must be willing to be guided of God, not merely now and then, but as a life proposition.

Yet still there whispers the small voice within, Heard through Gain's silence, and o'er Glory's din; Whatever creed be taught or land be trod, Man's conscience is the oracle of God.

You make the decision with vision and god makes the provision.

Be strong. Don't be a follower, and always do the right thing. If you have a choice between the right thing and the wrong thing, the right way is always the less stressful.

He [God] is using me, all the time, everywhere, to stand up for a biblical worldview in everything that I do and everywhere I am. He is training me.

Proceed with much prayer, and your way will be made plain.

Man's conscience is the oracle of God.