Consider the Blessings: True Accounts of God's Hand in Our Lives

If you ask people what they love most about President Thomas S. Monson's teaching style, chances are they'll say something about the personal experiences he relates. The accounts President Monson shares are always true, taken from his own life or the real lives of other people. Those warm, memorable accounts have truly become a hallmark of his messages.

Who can forget the woman who saved one of the two sticks of gum Elder Monson passed out to youth in postwar Germany? Or the neighbor who re...