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 Image
It is possible to know when, at least basically, we please God. In fact, Joseph Smith taught that one of the conditions… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Having faith in the plan of salvation includes steadfastly refusing to be diverted from our true identities and responsibilities. In the brief… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Just as doubt, despair, and desensitization go together, so do faith, hope, and charity. The latter, however, must be carefully and constantly… — 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
Regarding trials, including of our faith and patience, there are no exemptions-only variations. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Thus it is that our faith and trust in our Heavenly Father, so far as this mortal experience is concerned, consists not… — 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
“Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Comparatively, we are so much quicker to return favors and to pay our debts to mortals - and we should be responsive… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Real faith, however, is required to endure this necessary but painful developmental process. As things unfold, sometimes in full view, let us… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Some find it easier to bend their knees than their minds. Exciting exploration is preferred to plodding implementation; speculation seems more fun… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“We had better want the consequences of what we believe or disbelieve, because the consequences will come! . . . But how… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Those of little faith mistake local cloud cover for general darkness. Keeping spiritually intact results in our keeping precious perspective by seeing… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Walking and overcoming by faith is not easy. For one thing, the dimension of time constantly constrains our perspective. Likewise, the world… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“No part of walking by faith is more difficult than walking the road of repentance. However, with 'faith unto repentance', we can… — 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 Image
We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
We can't dwell upon another's ingratitude without using up our time and talents unprofitably. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
