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
world failing
Though we live in a failing world, we have not been sent here to fail.
intelligent insightful easy
It is so easy to be confrontive without being informative; indignant without being intelligent; impulsive without being insightful.
real heart acceptance
So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in us upon the altar and letting it be consumed! Such is the 'sacrifice unto the Lord... of a broken heart and a contrite spirit,' (D&C 59:8), a prerequisite to taking up the cross, while giving 'away all [our] sins' in order to 'know God' (Alma 22:18) for the denial of self precedes the full acceptance of Him.
past goal hostage
Do not let the future be held hostage by the past
watches calendars strange
When we are unduly impatient with an omniscient God's timing, we really are suggesting that we know what's best. Strange isn't it-we who wear wrist watches seek to counsel Him who oversees cosmic clocks and calendars.
expression choices challenges
Time Management Tips: One can make a radar-like sweep of the horizon to identify time and task challenges while these are still manageable and while we still have a choice. The organizational adage, "the more parts, the more trouble," also applies to words. Multiplying words may actually multiply the probability of being misunderstood; economies in expression (without being taciturn or aloof) not only save time, but usually are more honest and more clear.
fever temperature burning
We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others.
inspirational spiritual patience
Perfect love is perfectly patient.
believe heart thinking
The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best?
anger guests should
Anger should never be an overnight guest.
courage adequacy absence
Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage.
laughter loneliness lds
The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself.
inspirational writing cash
Do not write a check with your tongue that your actions cannot cash.
accomplished incomparable knows
I testify that He is utterly incomparable in what He is, what He knows, what He has accomplished and what He has experienced. Yet, movingly, He calls us His Friends