08 August 2013

we can adjust the sails

On one occasion President Monson said: “We … can choose to have a positive attitude. We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. In other words, we can choose to be happy and positive, regardless of what comes our way.”

Thomas Monson, “Messages of Inspiration from President Monson,” Church News, 2 Sep 2012 as quoted in William Walker, "Our Prophet Thomas S Monson," CES Devotional, 5 May 2013,
www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/ces-devotionals/2013/01/our-prophet-thomas-s-monson.