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? Neal A. Maxwell More Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell More Quotes From Neal A. Maxwell Joshua didn't say choose you next year whom you will serve; he spoke of "this day," while there is still daylight and before the darkness becomes more and more normal. Neal A. Maxwell darkness courage years Our afflictions brothers and sisters often will not be extinguished, they will be dwarfed and swallowed up in the joy of Christ. That’s how we overcome, most of the time. It’s not their elimination, but the placing of them in that larger context. Neal A. Maxwell brother overcoming joy In contrast to the path of selfishness, there is no room for road rage on the straight and narrow way. Neal A. Maxwell selfish way rooms Good homes are still the best source of good humans. Neal A. Maxwell source humans home When we rejoice in beautiful scenery, great art, and great music, it is but the flexing of instincts acquired in another place and another time. Neal A. Maxwell music beautiful art In the economy of Heaven, God does not send thunder if a still, small voice is enough, or a prophet if a priest can do the job. Neal A. Maxwell voice jobs heaven Just as doubt, despair, and desensitization go together, so do faith, hope, and charity. The latter, however, must be carefully and constantly nurtured, whereas despair, like dandelions, needs so little encouragement to sprout and spread. Despair comes so naturally to the natural man! Neal A. Maxwell despair encouragement doubt You must not mistake passing local cloud cover, for general darkness. Neal A. Maxwell darkness mistake clouds Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for too few of the things that bring real joy. He settles for a mess of pottage instead of eternal joy. Neal A. Maxwell selfish real brother A 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. Neal A. Maxwell mines trials said Let the scriptures refresh you. Neal A. Maxwell scripture A vague goal is no goal at all. The Ten Commandments wouldn't be very impressive, for instance, if they weren't specific, but simply were couched in a phraseology such as 'thou shalt not be a bad person. Neal A. Maxwell ten-commandments impressive goal The prompting that goes unresponded to may not be repeated. Writing down what we have been prompted with is vital. A special thought can be lost later in the day through the rough and tumble of life. God should not, and may not, choose to repeat the prompting if we assign what is given such a low priority as to put it aside. Neal A. Maxwell priorities special writing If the kingdom of God is not first, it doesn't matter what's second. Neal A. Maxwell kingdoms matter firsts Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine. Neal A. Maxwell spine real spiritual As parenting declines, the need for policing increases. There will always be a shortage of police if there is a shortage of effective parents! Likewise, there will not be enough prisons if there are not enough good homes. Neal A. Maxwell police parent home We cannot improve the world if we are conformed to the world. Neal A. Maxwell peer-pressure ifs world Ironically, as some people become harder, they use softer words to describe dark deeds. This, too, is part of being sedated by secularism. Needless abortion, for instance, is a "reproductive health procedure, . . ." "Illegitimacy" gives way to the wholly sanitized words "non-marital birth" or "alternative parenting." Neal A. Maxwell dark giving people When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses? When the surf of the centuries has made the great pyramids so much sand, the everlasting family will still be standing, because it is a celestial institution, formed outside telestial time. Neal A. Maxwell real military home In 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. Neal A. Maxwell struggle self worry
