The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When in situations of stress we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to know… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Brigham Young observed, "Man's machinery makes things alike" (JD 9:370), while God gives to seemingly like individuals pleasing differences. Secularism is no… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When at length we tire of putting people down, this self-inflicted fatigue can give way to the invigorating calisthenics of lifting people… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Obviously, family values mirror our personal priorities. Given the gravity of current conditions, would parents be willing to give up just one… — 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
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
Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation… — 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
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
Ironically, as some people become harder, they use softer words to describe dark deeds. This, too, is part of being sedated by… — 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
Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
It is understandable how some people could give way to this kind of pervasive pessimism, but we speak of a gospel which… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The overwhelming joy of conversion or a new calling is often followed by feelings of being overwhelmed with duties and doctrines. The… — 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
In conclusion, the submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The… — 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
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
