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Neal A. Maxwell

Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926 – July 21, 2004) was an American scholar, educator, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1981 until his death.

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Frequently, we busily search for group service projects, which are surely needed and commendable, when quiet, personal service is also urgently needed. Sometimes the completing of an occasional group service project ironically salves our consciences when, in fact, we are constantly surrounded by a multitude of opportunities for individual service. In serving, as in true worship, we need to do some things together and some things personally. Our spiritual symmetry is our own responsibility, and balance is so important.

Group, Opportunities, Opportunity, Responsibility, Spiritual

How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then, let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!'

Art, Betrayal, Come, Let, Life, Share

In contrast to the path of selfishness, there is no room for road rage on the straight and narrow way.

Path, Rage, Rooms, Selfish, Way

There are certain mortal moments and minutes that matter. Certain hingepoints in the history of each human. Some seconds are so decisive they shrink the soul, while others are spent, so as to stretch the soul.

Choices, Matter, Minutes, Shrink, Soul, Stretch

Repentance is a rescuing, not a dour, doctrine.

Doctrine, Dour, Repentance, Rescuing

It is one of the great ironies of human history that some mortals with incorrect understanding of God and life's purposes sometimes scold God because of the abundance of human misery and suffering-which, indeed, lies all about us. Such individuals almost dare God to demonstrate His existence by straightening things out-and at once! But He is a much different kind of Father than that. Surely it is requisite to eternal life that we come to know God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent (see John 17:3).

Jesus, Lying, Father, Incorrect, Misery

In a very real sense, all we need to know is that God knows all.

God, God Knows, Know, Needs, Real

C. S. Lewis pointed out that some people are angry with God for His not existing, and others for His existing but for failing to do as mortals would have Him do. Instead of such childishness, we are urged to know God and to learn of His attributes.

Failing, Learn, Learning, Lewis, People

One day the faithful will have it all!

Day, Faith, Faithful, One Day

Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals can become a ritual or a fetish, but in the right measure they can give us some much needed reference points. No wonder some seem discouraged! Minus such milestones, we often feel minus in our lives

Actually, Fetish, Generosity, Giving, People, Wonder

If another person only had in his storehouse of deserved self-esteem what you had put there, what would he have to draw upon and to sustain him?

Self Esteem, Draws, Persons, Deserved, Storehouse, Draw

Our inspired Constitution is wisely designed to protect from excesses of political power, but it can do little to protect us from the excesses of appetite or from individual indifference to great principles or institutions. Any significant unraveling of the moral fiber of the American people, therefore, finally imperils the Constitution.

Excesses, Institutions, Moral Fiber, People, Political, Protect

Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing!

Daisies, Pulling, Roots, See

Time Management Tips: The perpetual processing of the same temptation is both dangerous and time-wasting. Cycling and recycling the same temptation (instead of rejecting such blandishment out of hand) is not only to risk one's soul, again and again, but is to bring on fatigue, so that the Adversary may be able to do indirectly what we will not let him do directly. A lack of decisiveness in dealing with temptation ties up our thought processes and prevents us from doing good with the time allotted to us.

Adversary, Bring, Cycling, Hands, Processes, Ties

It is possible to know when, at least basically, we please God. In fact, Joseph Smith taught that one of the conditions of genuine faith is to have "an actual knowledge that the course of life which [one] is pursuing is according to [God's] will. "

Actual, Faith, God, Life, Possible, Taught

The hardest work you and I will ever do is to put off our selfishness. It is heavy lifting!

Hardest, Heavy, Lifting, Selfishness

When our minds really catch hold of the significance of Jesus' atonement, the world's hold on us loosens.

Jesus, Loosens, Mind, Minds, World

Let the scriptures refresh you.

Let, Refresh, Scripture, Scriptures

Our little pebble of poor performance helps to start, or to sustain, an avalanche.

Littles, Avalanches, Pebbles, Performance, Start, Sustain

Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus!

Decides, Ifs, Innkeeper, Jesus, Rooms

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