A Few Favorite Elder Maxwell Quotes

Elder Maxwell is so witty, I really enjoyed reading this. I swear I could hear his voice and see him chuckling at his little jokes. Here are a few quotes that I really loved."

"Note the words “but if not.” These are words of unconditional commitment. The possibility of “if” was with these three until the very moment of their rescue, but they had determined their course regardless. Sometimes we must “take the heat,” even if we are not certain the thermostat of trial will soon be turned down.” p. 48

“Further, to be untested and unproven is also to be unaware of all that we are. If we are unknowing of our possibilities, with what could we safely be entrusted? Could we in ignorance of our capabilities trust ourselves? Could others then be entrusted to us?

"Thus the relentless love of our Father in heaven is such that in His omniscience, He will not allow the cutting short some of the brief experiences we are having here. To do so would be to deprive us of the everlasting experiences and great joy there. What else would an omniscient and loving Father do, even if we plead otherwise? He must at times say no. p. 26

"Are not the real heroes and heroines of today those who are givers rather than demanders, those who are selfless rather than selfish, those who share rather than grab, those who care about tomorrow as well as today, and those who do their duty quietly without the accompaniment of crashing cymbals and trumpets?" p. 61

"We can serve by enduring well, for our steadiness will steady others who are otherwise on the verge of giving up." p. 64

"Let us so live and serve as to give no one cause to speak with justifiable spite of us. People may say untrue things that hurt us and that may even temporarily hurt the work, but let us never give cause for calumny. Let us so serve that those who are unrighteous, as Paul counseled, "may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say" of us. (Titus 2:8)" p.66

"...rocks can reach prophets, for they are proximate. But few are seen hurling stones skyward; they may have grievance with God, but they also have had some experience with gravity." p.107