Neal A. Maxwell
Neal A. Maxwell
Neal Ash Maxwellwas an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom 1981 until his death...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth6 July 1926
CountryUnited States of America
Neal A. Maxwell quotes about
plans
Oh, how great the plan of our God!
remains bounds
The "new" in us is bound to notice the "old" that remains.
errors plans wrong-things
Of all the errors one could make, God's gospel plan is the wrong thing to be wrong about.
father humble design
Thus it is that our faith and trust in our Heavenly Father, so far as this mortal experience is concerned, consists not simply of faith and gladness that He exists, but is also a faith and trust that, if we are humble, He will tutor us, aiding our acquisition of needed attributes and experiences while we are in mortality. We trust not only the Designer but also His design of life itself, including our portion thereof!
spiritual responsibility opportunity
Frequently, we busily search for group service projects, which are surely needed and commendable, when quiet, personal service is also urgently needed. Sometimes the completing of an occasional group service project ironically salves our consciences when, in fact, we are constantly surrounded by a multitude of opportunities for individual service. In serving, as in true worship, we need to do some things together and some things personally. Our spiritual symmetry is our own responsibility, and balance is so important.
selfishness ordinary sin
Selfishness is much more than an ordinary problem because it activates all the cardinal sins! It is the detonator in the breaking of the Ten Commandments.
opportunity church use
I know the celestial criteria measure service, not status; the use of our talents, not the relative size of our talent inventories. I know that Church membership is not passive security but continuing opportunity.
moving journey attention
When great individuals move so marvelously along the straight and narrow path, it is unseemly of us to call attention to the fact that one of their shoelaces is untied as they make the journey.
democracy facts
There is no democracy of facts.
hammers anvils needs
Sometimes we are so busy being the hammer or the anvil, that we forget who really needs the shaping.
calling genuine acts-of-service
I know sanctification comes not with any particular calling, but with genuine acts of service, often for which there is no specific calling.
temptation entertaining ifs
If we entertain temptations, soon they begin entertaining us!
cells soul endurance
Endurance involves much more than putting up with a situation; Patient Endurance is more than pacing up and down within the cell of circumstance. True Enduring represents not merely the passage of time, . . . but the Passage of Soul.
self-esteem heaven delight
Satan delights to have us put ourselves down. Self-contempt is of Satan. There is no such thing in heaven.