Even the good can become careless without the Lord's being there to chasten. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The acceptance of the reality that we are in the Lord's loving hands is only a recognition that we have never really… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else, refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The Lord doesn't ask about your ability, only your availability; and, if you prove your dependability, the Lord will increase your capability. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The Lord has said, ‘I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.’ (Isaiah 48:10, 1 Nephi 20:10). He knows, being omniscient,… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Stubborn selfishness leads otherwise good people to fight over herds, patches of sand, and strippings of milk. All this results from what… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
. . . just as God cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance, as we become more like Him,… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
As you submit your wills to God, you are giving Him the only thing you can actually give Him that is really… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I assume, gladly, that in the allocation to America of remarkable leaders like Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, the Lord… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves not only for what you are now but for what you have… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have slackened his… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Meanwhile, spiritual submissiveness brings about the wiser use of our time, talents, and gifts as compared with our laboring diligently but conditionally… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Patient endurance permits us to cling to our faith in the Lord and our faith in His timing when we are being… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Clearly, when we baptize, our eyes should gaze beyond the baptismal font to the holy temple. The great garner into which the sheaves should… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
Naive optimism and pervasive pessimism are both to be avoided, therefore. It's not an easy balance to maintain, to be asked to work away… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
Occasionally some individuals let the seeming ordinariness of life dampen their spirits. Though actually coping and growning, others lack the quiet, inner-soul satisfaction that… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
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… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
We can't dwell upon another's ingratitude without using up our time and talents unprofitably. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men's candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of others. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
Frequently, we busily search for group service projects, which are surely needed and commendable, when quiet, personal service is also urgently needed. Sometimes the… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
The cumulative weight of all mortal sins--past, present, and future--pressed upon that perfect, sinless, and sensitive Soul! All our infirmities and sicknesses were somehow,… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
“When we feel so alone, we cannot presume to teach him who, at the apogee of his agony, trod “the winepress alone” anything about… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
How myopic it is to view His ministry as all crucifixion and no resurrection! — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing! — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
Our little pebble of poor performance helps to start, or to sustain, an avalanche. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share
