![]() )Īre builders for eternity?” “Columbus” by Joaquin Miller in Light from Many Lamps, edited by Lillian Eichler Watson (Quoted in “ Great Expectations.”) Sharpe (Quoted in Monson, “ Decisions,” 6 February 1977. And stories such as this inspired President Monson to come up with the three pieces of the treasure map to eternal happiness. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Referenced in Monson, “ In Search of Treasure,” 11 March 1997.)Īs a boy, this was one of President Monson’s favorite reads. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.” President Monson said this was an apt description of our day. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Quoted in “ Decisions Determine Destiny.”) ![]() “The Great Stone Face” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Referenced in Monson, “ Decisions Determine Destiny,” 6 November 2005.)Īccording to President Monson, “We tend to become like those whom we admire,” just as the protagonist of this classic story does. President Monson called this an old favorite of his and compared BYU students to Pip, saying they have “great expectations,” and great things are expected of them. Monson’s speeches and created a summer reading list (complete with the BYU speech it’s referenced or quoted in) made up of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and drama that’s sure to pique your interest and get you reading this summer.įiction Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Referenced in Monson, “ Great Expectations,” 11 January 2009. We’ve dug through our archives of President Thomas S. ![]() ![]() We figured our literature-loving prophet was the perfect source for compiling a book list fit to both entertain and inspire. The long days of summer are here, which means time for reading in the sun. ![]()
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