Neal A. Maxwell -"Apply the Atoning Blood of Christ"
- We are to press forward, whatever the length of the near horizon, while rejoicing in what awaits us on the far horizon.
- Alas, as Church members we sometimes behave like hurried tourists, scarcely venturing beyond the entry point.
- Intensification can be part of tutoring. Otherwise we may be like superficial students comfortably coasting and merely auditing a course. Then comes the intensifying moment: we suddenly find ourselves enrolled for credit, and it's pass or fail!
- Strange as it seems, we sometimes respond better to larger challenges than to the incessant small ones.
- One can be sincerely grateful for his major blessings but regularly murmur over minor irritations. One can have humility that is hierarchical: being humble up, but not humble down. Enduring large tests while failing the seemingly small quizzes just won't do. Such shortcomings must be addressed if we are really serious about becoming more like Jesus.
- The universe is virtually incomprehensible to man.
- "I will call you friends, for you are my friends."
- Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Where the light of Christ is found, the darkness of Lucifer, even Satan, must depart, defeated. May we follow the light and choose the right.
- We have not been left alone. We have the light of Christ and the Holy Ghost to lead and guide us in an otherwise very dark and dreary world.
- "Patriarchal blessings contemplate an inspired declaration of the lineage of the recipient. A patriarchal blessing also includes an inspired and prophetic statement of the life possibilities and mission of the recipient. It may include such blessings, promises, advice, admonitions, and warnings as the patriarch may be prompted to give. It should always be made clear that the realization of all promised blessings is conditioned upon faithfulness and the Lord's will."
- Patriarchal blessings are a guideline or similar to a road map that indicates the paths that may be traveled and destinations that may be reached if we stay within those paths. They may bring comfort and joy and encouragement when we have need to look, to listen, and to feel of the contents of these blessings so that we may go forward on life's journey, not alone, but with the accompanying Spirit of our Father in Heaven.
- The home is being threatened and challenged more today than ever before.
- There is no public morality without private virtue.
- "The greatest of the Lord's work you brethren will ever do as fathers will be within the walls of your own home."
- If you want to reach your potential in the future, if you want to become the person the Lord wants you to be, you had better work on it today, because it is a true principle that we become what we do.
- It is very likely that a goal or vision not connected to everyday life by specific action will become just another unrealized dream with nothing more than hope to support it.
- The little things that confound the wise also confound Satan.
- It will ultimately be your love of the Lord which will help you commit and then stay true to your celestial daily plan.
- "Motherhood is near to Divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels."
- In bearing testimony and establishing truth, two are better than one.
- As a caring touch comforts a frightened child in the night, so the warmth of the Holy Ghost can touch our hearts and calm our fears. As the soothing voice of a loving parent can quiet the crying babe, the whisperings of Spirit can hush the nagging worries of our lives.
- For all the blessings of righteous companionship, there are also dangers and evils of falling in with bad company.
- We are often judged by the company we keep.
- Our most common English expression of farewell is the word "good-bye" and this came to us over the years as a contraction for the expression "God be with you." In day when people recognized our dependence on God more publicly, this wonderful phrase was used at times of departure to express love. It is still a sweet expression invoking the companionship of God during periods of separation. The phrase "good-bye," then, when fully understood, means, "If we can't be together, if we must part, if I can't be with you--then may God be with you."
- "Therefore, ... let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed."
- Not everyone can be a full-time missionary. If you can, do it. If not, seek other ways to serve that meet your present circumstances.
- "Missionary work is not limited to proclaiming the gospel to ... people now living on the earth. [It] is also continuing beyond the veil among [those] who have died either without hearing the gospel or without accepting it while they lived on the earth. Our great part ... is to perform on this earth the ordinances required for those who accept the gospel over there. ... I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line ... between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"
- Church service has always been based on an inspired call rather than volunteerism.
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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