The passage of time has not altered the capacity of the Redeemer to change lives.
Interpretation
Time does not diminish the Redeemer's ability to transform lives.
This quote by Thomas S. Monson emphasizes the timeless power of the Redeemer to effect change in individuals' lives, suggesting that regardless of how much time passes, the ability to inspire transformation remains constant. It highlights the enduring influence of divine grace and support in the human experience.
In practice
In a sermon about personal growth, one might say, 'As noted by Thomas S. Monson, the passage of time has not altered the capacity of the Redeemer to change lives.'
Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order for us to be tested, we must face challenges and difficulties. These can break us, and the surface of our souls may crack and crumble-that is, if our foundations of faith, our testimonies of truth are not deeply embedded within us.
We are never alone when we stand with our Father in Heaven.
Things which provide deep and lasting happiness and gratitude are the things which money cannot buy: our families, the gospel, good friends, our health, our abilities, the love we receive from those around us.
The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance. Do not be deceived; behind that facade is heartache, unhappiness and pain. .. YOU be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.
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.
No member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who has canned peas, topped beets, hauled hay, shoveled coal, or helped in any way to serve others ever forgets or regrets the experience of helping provide for those in need.
While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of spring, morning, and birth.
The only permanent and constructive changes you can make in the world are the changes that you make in yourself.
Progress is the victory of a new thought over old superstitions.
Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting.
After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we finally began to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. We brought more of our troops home to their families, and we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden.
Everybody believes in innovation until they see it. Then they think, 'Oh, no; that'll never work. It's too different.'
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