A basic cause of murmuring is that too many of us seem to expect that life will flow ever smoothly, featuring an… — 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
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
There are also flat periods in life which may well be the periods during which-before new lessons come- the past lessons of… — 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 can be of so much service to others in many thou-shalt ways. Of course, the problem is that rendering such service… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Men's and nations' finest hour consist of those moments when extraordinary challenge is met by extraordinary response. Hence in those darkest hours,… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
There is also the very real possibility that, in the justice of God, one of the reasons He uses the weak and… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Our God is a God of love. He waits with open arms, and the unfolding of His merciful plan of salvation is… — 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
