Neal A. MaxwellTo be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsaken—all of these are deeply desired outcomes during the delibera… ▶371HopeLifeLove
Neal A. MaxwellHow good you and I get at repenting will determine how good life is.361Life
Neal A. MaxwellMan can learn self-discipline without becoming ascetic; he can be wise without waiting to be old; he can be influential without waiting for status. Man can sharpen his ability to … ▶373TimeTruth
Neal A. MaxwellThe true Christian is a communicator.351Truth
Neal A. MaxwellWe should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.373Time
Neal A. MaxwellThose who believe for a while make only a brief tour in the kingdom, though thereafter they often feel qualified to inform those who know even less about the Church; but the fact … ▶362Truth
Neal A. MaxwellIf we are not serving Jesus, and if he is not in our thoughts and hearts, then the things of the world will draw us instead to them! Moreover, the things of the world need not be … ▶374LoveThought
Neal A. MaxwellTruly we work and live on a streetful of splendid people, whom we are to love and serve even if they are uninterested in us!352HumanityLove
Neal A. MaxwellPatient endurance permits us to cling to our faith in the Lord and our faith in His timing when we are being tossed about by the surf of circumstance. Even when a seeming undertow… ▶352HopeReading
Neal A. MaxwellEmpathy during agony is a portion of divinity.374Sadness
Neal A. MaxwellSome find it easier to bend their knees than their minds. Exciting exploration is preferred to plodding implementation; speculation seems more fun than consecration, and so is try… ▶352HopeThought
Neal A. MaxwellTo one degree or another we all struggle with selfishness. Since it is so common, why worry about selfishness anyway? Because selfishness is really self-destruction in slow motion… ▶352Reflection
Neal A. MaxwellA patient willingness to defer dividends is a hallmark of individual maturity.352Reading
Neal A. MaxwellWe can learn that at the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed in! Those, for instance, who stretch themselves… ▶374Sadness
Neal A. MaxwellLooking for honest ways to lift one another would . . . be more beneficial to our own self-esteem, for we would see more good in ourselves. We would cease to be so critical of our… ▶375Truth
Neal A. MaxwellOur journey is demanding enough that the need for reassurance as well as reminders is constant.375Thought
Neal A. MaxwellThough we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements ... those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing.376Politics
Neal A. MaxwellPure religion is having the courage to do what is right and let the consequence follow.321Reading
Neal A. MaxwellA friend of mine who passed through a most severe trial, when I discussed it with him, he said simply, if it’s fair, it isn’t a trial.332Philosophy
Neal A. MaxwellBeware not to get caught up in the thick of thin things.343Love
Neal A. MaxwellThose of little faith mistake local cloud cover for general darkness. Keeping spiritually intact results in our keeping precious perspective by seeing things as they really are.343Hope
Neal A. MaxwellWhen in situations of stress we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed321Time
Neal A. MaxwellI thank the Father that His Only Begotten Son did not say in defiant protest at Calvary, My body is my own! I stand in admiration of women today who resist the fashion of abortion… ▶321Reading
Neal A. MaxwellWhile most of our suffering is self- inflicted, some is caused by or permitted by God. This sobering reality calls for deep submissiveness, especially when God does not remove the… ▶343DeathLifeThought
Neal A. MaxwellOne simply cannot come to a cause like the kingdom of God, with its celestial concepts, and not appreciate and identify with what Ammon said: Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say … ▶354Hope
Neal A. MaxwellWithin what is allotted to us, we can have spiritual contentment.377Sadness
Neal A. MaxwellTrue discipleship is for volunteers only. Only volunteers will trust the Guide sufficiently to follow Him in the dangerous ascent which only He can lead.333Truth
Neal A. MaxwellMost of our suffering comes from sin and stupidity; it is, nevertheless, very real, and growth can occur with real repentance. But the highest source of suffering appears to be re… ▶333Reflection
Neal A. MaxwellTherefore, as we strive to become as the Father is and as Jesus is, we are to become more gracious and merciful, more kind and considerate. Even more, we are to do this in a world… ▶355Reflection
Neal A. MaxwellGod, as a loving Father, will stretch our souls at times. The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched. . . . God will tutor us by trying us because … ▶344LoveTime
