343 Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell

Our God does not indulge us, but He is merciful toward our weaknesses as He strives to tutor us.

The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best?

Having faith in the plan of salvation includes steadfastly refusing to be diverted from our true identities and responsibilities. In the brief season of our existence on earth we may serve as a plumber, professor, farmer, physician, mechanic, bookkeeper, or teacher. These are useful activities and honorable designations; but a temporary vocation is not reflective of our true identities. Matthew was a tax collector, Luke a physician, and Peter a fisherman. In a salvational sense, 'so what!'

Anger should never be an overnight guest.

I have on my office wall a wise and useful reminder by Anne Morrow Lindbergh concerning one of the realities of life. She wrote, "My life cannot implement in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds." That's good counsel for us all, not as an excuse to forgo duty, but as a sage point about pace and the need for quality in relationships.

At the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed in!

God will facilitate, but He will not force.

Do not write a check with your tongue that your actions cannot cash.

Men and Women of Christ magnify their callings without magnifying themselves.