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
opportunity people age
We...live in a world that is too prone to the tasteless, and we need to provide an opportunity to cultivate a taste for the finest music. And, likewise, we’re in a world that’s so attuned to the now that we need to permit people to be more attuned to the best music of all ages.
character example pudding
The authority of example and considerations of character, unlike pudding, are not whipped up in an instant.
giving-up mirrors priorities
Obviously, family values mirror our personal priorities. Given the gravity of current conditions, would parents be willing to give up just one outside thing, giving that time and talent instead to the family.
good-friend crucifixion-of-christ trials
A good friend, who knows whereof he speaks, has observed of trials, ‘If it’s fair, it is not a true trial!’ That is, without the added presence of some inexplicableness and some irony and injustice, the experience may not stretch us or lift us sufficiently. The crucifixion of Christ was clearly the greatest injustice in human history, but the Savior bore up under it with majesty and indescribable valor.
teacher self-esteem responsibility
Having faith in the plan of salvation includes steadfastly refusing to be diverted from our true identities and responsibilities. In the brief season of our existence on earth we may serve as a plumber, professor, farmer, physician, mechanic, bookkeeper, or teacher. These are useful activities and honorable designations; but a temporary vocation is not reflective of our true identities. Matthew was a tax collector, Luke a physician, and Peter a fisherman. In a salvational sense, 'so what!'
adversity lds faithful
These really are our days, and we can prevail and overcome, even in the midst of trends that are very disturbing. If we are faithful the day will come when those deserving pioneers and ancestors, whom we rightly praise for having overcome the adversities in the wilderness trek, will praise today’s faithful for having made their way successfully through a desert of despair and for having passed through a cultural wilderness, while still keeping the faith.
lds grace survival
God’s grace will cover us like a cloak-enough to provide for survival but too thin to keep out all the cold.
who-we-are knows
How can we truly understand who we are unless we know who we were and what we have the power to become?
brother joy affliction
Our afflictions brothers and sisters often will not be extinguished, they will be dwarfed and swallowed up in the joy of Christ. That’s how we overcome, most of the time. It’s not their elimination, but the placing of them in that larger context.
trials said fairs
A friend of mine who passed through a most severe trial, when I discussed it with him, he said simply, if it’s fair, it isn’t a trial.
caught caught-up thick
Beware not to get caught up in the thick of thin things.
stress giving succeed
When in situations of stress we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed
choices soul matter
There are certain mortal moments and minutes that matter. Certain hingepoints in the history of each human. Some seconds are so decisive they shrink the soul, while others are spent, so as to stretch the soul.
attitude agency healthy
At the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed in!