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
real giving joy
The overwhelming joy of conversion or a new calling is often followed by feelings of being overwhelmed with duties and doctrines. The first joyous feelings are real and give one much-needed initial momentum. But the genuine exhilaration is soon followed by the need to perspire and to pedal.
routine calling competencies
A new calling can beckon us away from comfortable routine and from competencies already acquired.
procrastination way may
We can be of so much service to others in many thou-shalt ways. Of course, the problem is that rendering such service takes time, and we are all so busy. Some situations may call for service that somehow seems to be beneath us. Besides, we have other things to do. The thou shalts are so convenient to put off. Who will notice the procrastination anyway? After all, we are not robbing a bank. Or are there forms of withholding that constitute stealing?
acceptance reality hands
The acceptance of the reality that we are in the Lord's loving hands is only a recognition that we have never really been anywhere else.
remains bounds
The "new" in us is bound to notice the "old" that remains.
plans
Oh, how great the plan of our God!
blessed offended
Blessed is he who will not be offended
people splendid ifs
Truly we work and live on a streetful of splendid people, whom we are to love and serve even if they are uninterested in us!
availability lord dependability
The Lord doesn't ask about your ability, only your availability; and, if you prove your dependability, the Lord will increase your capability.
oasis water causes
Those few members who desert the cause are abandoning an oasis to search for water in the desert.
littles avalanches pebbles
Our little pebble of poor performance helps to start, or to sustain, an avalanche.
God's anger is kindled not because we have harmed him but because we have harmed ourselves.
acceptance roots obedience
Patience is...clearly not fatalistic, shoulder-shrugging resignation. It is the acceptance of a divine rhythm to life; it is obedience prolonged. Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing.
endurance tumbling patient
Patient endurance permits us to cling to our faith in the Lord and our faith in His timing when we are being tossed about by the surf of circumstance. Even when a seeming undertow grasps us, somehow, in the tumbling, we are being carried forward, though battered and bruised.