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If Thou Endure It Well by Neal A. Maxwell
As a much younger man, I accepted the scripturally underscored importance of enduring to the end. But that stern requirement was only superficially appreciated back then. Life has since underscored, again and again, what a high test enduring well is for us mortals. Moreover, it isn't just for old people, nor is it just something one does near the very end of the pathway of discipleship. It is, instead, an ongoing thing which varies from season to season and from experience to experience. As if all this were not enough in itself, the challenge of enduring in the last days includes so many added challenges in this difficult world. For instance, the trends cited in the forepart of the book are like pythons-capable of squeezing spirituality out unless they are deliberately offset by serious discipleship. Furthermore, some gospel principles, once very pervasive in western culture, now must compete with the "play-dough principles" of permissiveness. The situation makes for high adventure. Thus while the doctrine of enduring is like a diamond with many facets, this is an attempt to turn that diamond around, so that the light of the gospel can be played upon its different dimensions.
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About the author
Neal A. Maxwell
88 books152 followersNeal A. Maxwell was well known as an Apostle, author, administrator, and educator. A graduate of the University of Utah, he was the Commissioner of Education for the Church Educational System for six years. He also held a variety of administrative and teaching positions at the University of Utah, including that of executive vice-president.
In 1974 Elder Maxwell was called as an Assistant to the Council of the Twelve. From 1976 to 1981 he served as member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, and in 1981 was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Elder Maxwell has written numerous books on Latter-day Saint themes, including "If Thou Endure It Well"; "Lord, Increase Our Faith"; "That Ye May Believe"; and "Not My Will, But Thine". He and his wife, Colleen Hinckley Maxwell, had four children.
Elder Maxwell died July 21, 2004.
In 1974 Elder Maxwell was called as an Assistant to the Council of the Twelve. From 1976 to 1981 he served as member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy, and in 1981 was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Elder Maxwell has written numerous books on Latter-day Saint themes, including "If Thou Endure It Well"; "Lord, Increase Our Faith"; "That Ye May Believe"; and "Not My Will, But Thine". He and his wife, Colleen Hinckley Maxwell, had four children.
Elder Maxwell died July 21, 2004.
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June 16, 2012
An excellent book that made me feel a little less like Neal A Maxwell was no longer with us. Here is my favorite quote from the book:
"The preoccupations brought on by the daily cares of the world can be very frustrating and consuming. There is the constant rush to satisfy the appetites of the natural man. The natural man (see Mosiah 3:19) is often fed but never filled. Even if his appetities are surfeited, his satisfactions are short- lived. The sense of emptiness relentlessly reappears. Even as gluttony digests its latest glob, it begins anticipating its next meal. The same pattern is there when it comes to the praise of men, or lust, or greed. Strange as it seems, the appetites of the natural man carry within themselves a capacity for the quick cancellation of any temporary satisfaction."
And here's my other favorite quote (oodly, across the page from the other reference to eating):
"The gospel can not strengthen us if we simply nibble at its edges occasionally, or if we are only marginally involved in worship and service."
And my other favorite:
"In the process of enduring, will our knees bend to receive strength or will they shake?"
And this:
"The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. That is why so much of social life is exhausting."
And finally:
"...some of us approach our experience in this mortal school as if it were to be mostly relaxing recesses with only the occasional irritant of summoning bells."
And about six others. A book that spiritually fills and sustains with no subterfuge or filler. Thank heavens we have so much of Neal A Maxwell with us in his books.
"The preoccupations brought on by the daily cares of the world can be very frustrating and consuming. There is the constant rush to satisfy the appetites of the natural man. The natural man (see Mosiah 3:19) is often fed but never filled. Even if his appetities are surfeited, his satisfactions are short- lived. The sense of emptiness relentlessly reappears. Even as gluttony digests its latest glob, it begins anticipating its next meal. The same pattern is there when it comes to the praise of men, or lust, or greed. Strange as it seems, the appetites of the natural man carry within themselves a capacity for the quick cancellation of any temporary satisfaction."
And here's my other favorite quote (oodly, across the page from the other reference to eating):
"The gospel can not strengthen us if we simply nibble at its edges occasionally, or if we are only marginally involved in worship and service."
And my other favorite:
"In the process of enduring, will our knees bend to receive strength or will they shake?"
And this:
"The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. That is why so much of social life is exhausting."
And finally:
"...some of us approach our experience in this mortal school as if it were to be mostly relaxing recesses with only the occasional irritant of summoning bells."
And about six others. A book that spiritually fills and sustains with no subterfuge or filler. Thank heavens we have so much of Neal A Maxwell with us in his books.
November 3, 2022
Even if I didn't believe, it would get 5 stars because it's so well written and logical. But I do believe and 5 stars is all I'm allowed to give it or else it would get more than 5 stars.
November 28, 2016
More great words by Elder Maxwell! I feel like 'enduring well' was one of the main themes of Elder Maxwell's ministry. He taught and lived these principles. This book reminds us of the importance of valiantly being true to the end, everyday, in the large and small things. Enduring well has to do with consecration. It't not usually easy, but enduring gives us the chance to grow and improve ourselves, which is the purpose of life here on the earth.
Here are a few of my favorite quotes:
"[Enduring well] isn't just for old people, nor is it something one does near the very end of the pathway of discipleship. It is, instead, an ongoing thing which varies from season to season and from experience to experience (p. ix)."
"To endure means not only to last but also to bear up under stress, to 'hold fast,' even 'valiantly,' while maintaining the correct course set by God (see D&C 121:8, 29) (p. 1)."
"There are many things we can be called upon to endure.... enduring well is clearly an essential part of mortality's planned refining process (p. 3)."
"Though God already knows the outcomes, in order for us to grow as a result of the refining and the enduring that is to take place, nevertheless, we must actually pass through the experiences (p. 6)."
"'Know that the little things are little, and the big things are big, before it is too late; we want to see things now as they will seem forever--'in the light of eternity (Will Durrant, p. 8).'"
"Unless we endure it well, we will not have the right reflexes needed for the rest of eternity, reflexes we ourselves can trust completely and upon which others also can safely rely forever (p. 8)."
"Our challenge in the days ahead, therefore, is one of balance, to notice the early warnings without overreacting and to move forward without slipping into the dulled heedlessness of the days of Noah.... Thus we are to ponder signs without becoming paranoid, and to be aware without frantically keeping score between current events and scriptural expectations The wise chiliast will use his or her energy in serving God and man instead of fretting and will resist secularism's heavy sedation (p. 12)."
"In the days that lie ahead things will not always go smoothly while we are building the kingdom (p. 13)."
"Much of enduring well requires this reverent submissiveness. The living Church greatly facilitates living discipleship in which opportunities and reminders of the needed virtues are all about us. Developing these saintly qualities is every bit as essential as receiving the ordinances of the gospel (p. 33)."
"If we were not serious about our submissiveness to God, could we endure his showing us our weaknesses? And if we did not really love Him, could we really trust Him enough to endure being tutored by Him; especially until our grinding and reminding weaknesses become emancipating strengths (p. 45)?"
"'Imagine yourself as a living house, God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of--throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace (C.S. Lewis, p. 48).'"
"Whenever Church members speak of consecration it should be done reverently, while acknowledging that each of us comes 'short of the glory of God,' some of us far short (Romans 3:23). Even the conscientious have not arrived, but they sense the shortfall and are genuinely striving. It is consoling that God's grace flows not only to those 'who love [Him] and keep all [His] commandments,' but likewise to those 'that [seek] so to do' (D&C 46:9, p. 49)."
"To the extent that we are not willing to be led by the Lord we will be driven by our appetites, or we will be greatly preoccupied with the lesser things of the day (p. 50)."
"Actually, everything depends--initially and finally--on our desires. These shape our thought patterns. Our desires thus precede our deeds and lie at the very cores of our souls, tilting us toward or away from God (see D&C 4:3). God can 'educate our desires (p. 51).'"
"Many of us are kept from eventual consecration because we mistakenly think that, somehow, by letting our will be swallowed up in the will of God we lose our individuality (see Mosiah 15:7). What we are really worried about, of course, is giving up not self but selfish things--like our roles, our time, our preeminence, and our possessions. No wonder we are instructed by the Savior to lose ourselves (see Luke 9:24). He is only asking us to lose the old self in order to find the new self. It is a question not of one's losing identity but of finding one's true identity (p. 51)."
"Accepting and following the counsel of the Lord's prophets helps us greatly to endure well (p. 67)."
"In the last days, even with significant Church growth, human wickedness will set limits on the growth of the kingdom. At the same time, God's disciples will achieve unity amid diversity and will be 'armed with righteousness.' The glory of God will eventually rest in great power upon His sanctified people, even given the side-by-side, 'wheat and tares' circumstances. Being in communities of Saints is made even more essential by the sharp decline of traditional communities, at least in much of the world (p. 91)."
"Today's separation results not only from a loss of community but also from the increasingly profound segmentation and specialization of modern life: we care less, know less of each other, and have less in common as neighbors. Americans need to be wary of the nation's declining social capital, the bank of trust formed from engagements in the shared service of its citizens in various associations. Of all these associations, wrote Robert Putnam, the family and religious affiliations are the most common and contributive (p. 92)."
"Preparation for Church membership is to be anything but casual, and enduring therein is not to be accomplished in isolation.... It is abundantly clear...that we have a duty to comfort others, to mourn with them, to serve them, and to help them. When there is so much to do to help others, there is little time for self-pity. We do not know all the details of the crosses others bear, but we know enough to understand that crosses are being borne valiantly. Moreover, the courage of others can be contagious (p. 94)."
"These 'works of God' are seen not only in healings but in the enduring shown in the lives of people who become walking witnesses to the mercy and power of God. These individuals in one way or another become portable and observable sermons, as 'the works of God' are 'manifest in [them] (p. 94).'"
"We are to strive to resemble Jesus...and to seek to have His image in our countenances (p. 101)."
"One of the most vital things we can do in order to 'endure it well' is to believe sufficiently 'on the name of the Lord Jesus' that we will 'stand as witnesses' for Him in and out of communities of Saints--'at all times and in all things, and in all places (p. 105).'"
"Another special way in which we can witness for Jesus is to live as He did (p. 109)."
"It is essential to avoid that immobilizing weariness, which can be a prelude to giving up (p. 111)."
"In the particularlized renewal of our covenants, in our prayerful pleadings, in and through Church service, and in the renewal of our minds through the study of the 'word' and the holy scriptures--in these activities is to be found the fundamental renewal that is vital to the continuing journey of the man and the woman of Christ (p. 112)."
"Since discipleship need not be hectic and frantic, we are wise to allow for the periodic compression of experiences and events in our lives. Given the short span of mortality and all that God desires us to do and learn, this should not surprise us. Unless we grasp them firmly and quickly, many of the proffered opportunities to serve have a short shelf life and are perishable (p. 112)."
"In the process of enduring, will our knees bend to receive strength or will they shake? If living our religion can at times make us physically tired, not living it brings a worse weariness, a weariness more pervasive, dark, and constant (p. 113)."
"Insincerity is fatiguing, too. Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote of the need 'to shed my Martha-like anxiety about many things....shedding pride....shedding hypocrisy in human relationships. What a rest that will be! The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. That is why so much of social life is exhausting (p. 115).'"
"Everlastingly relevant is submissiveness to God, the admission ticket to blessings of unspeakable proportions that await and that are part of the promised divine and everlasting rest. It was not only the Prophet Joseph Smith but also all the faithful who were told, 'if thou endure it well' (D&C 121:8), 'all these things shall give thee experience and shall be for thy good' (D&C 122:7, p. 118)."
"Enduring, then, is much more than making a passive passage. Rather it is an activism that not only affirms one's faith but also confirms the basic joys of life. Until the end, enduring is not over. In fact it may be more of a challenge as life goes on (p. 122)."
"Remodeling is costly and painful. But how can we realistically expect the arduous process of putting off the old man and putting on the new man to be otherwise (p. 123)?"
"Even if we may be enduring reasonably well in other respects, we are not enduring well if we murmur (p. 124)."
"God our Eternal Father is very serious about developing in us the eternal attributes (p. 128)."
Here are a few of my favorite quotes:
"[Enduring well] isn't just for old people, nor is it something one does near the very end of the pathway of discipleship. It is, instead, an ongoing thing which varies from season to season and from experience to experience (p. ix)."
"To endure means not only to last but also to bear up under stress, to 'hold fast,' even 'valiantly,' while maintaining the correct course set by God (see D&C 121:8, 29) (p. 1)."
"There are many things we can be called upon to endure.... enduring well is clearly an essential part of mortality's planned refining process (p. 3)."
"Though God already knows the outcomes, in order for us to grow as a result of the refining and the enduring that is to take place, nevertheless, we must actually pass through the experiences (p. 6)."
"'Know that the little things are little, and the big things are big, before it is too late; we want to see things now as they will seem forever--'in the light of eternity (Will Durrant, p. 8).'"
"Unless we endure it well, we will not have the right reflexes needed for the rest of eternity, reflexes we ourselves can trust completely and upon which others also can safely rely forever (p. 8)."
"Our challenge in the days ahead, therefore, is one of balance, to notice the early warnings without overreacting and to move forward without slipping into the dulled heedlessness of the days of Noah.... Thus we are to ponder signs without becoming paranoid, and to be aware without frantically keeping score between current events and scriptural expectations The wise chiliast will use his or her energy in serving God and man instead of fretting and will resist secularism's heavy sedation (p. 12)."
"In the days that lie ahead things will not always go smoothly while we are building the kingdom (p. 13)."
"Much of enduring well requires this reverent submissiveness. The living Church greatly facilitates living discipleship in which opportunities and reminders of the needed virtues are all about us. Developing these saintly qualities is every bit as essential as receiving the ordinances of the gospel (p. 33)."
"If we were not serious about our submissiveness to God, could we endure his showing us our weaknesses? And if we did not really love Him, could we really trust Him enough to endure being tutored by Him; especially until our grinding and reminding weaknesses become emancipating strengths (p. 45)?"
"'Imagine yourself as a living house, God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of--throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace (C.S. Lewis, p. 48).'"
"Whenever Church members speak of consecration it should be done reverently, while acknowledging that each of us comes 'short of the glory of God,' some of us far short (Romans 3:23). Even the conscientious have not arrived, but they sense the shortfall and are genuinely striving. It is consoling that God's grace flows not only to those 'who love [Him] and keep all [His] commandments,' but likewise to those 'that [seek] so to do' (D&C 46:9, p. 49)."
"To the extent that we are not willing to be led by the Lord we will be driven by our appetites, or we will be greatly preoccupied with the lesser things of the day (p. 50)."
"Actually, everything depends--initially and finally--on our desires. These shape our thought patterns. Our desires thus precede our deeds and lie at the very cores of our souls, tilting us toward or away from God (see D&C 4:3). God can 'educate our desires (p. 51).'"
"Many of us are kept from eventual consecration because we mistakenly think that, somehow, by letting our will be swallowed up in the will of God we lose our individuality (see Mosiah 15:7). What we are really worried about, of course, is giving up not self but selfish things--like our roles, our time, our preeminence, and our possessions. No wonder we are instructed by the Savior to lose ourselves (see Luke 9:24). He is only asking us to lose the old self in order to find the new self. It is a question not of one's losing identity but of finding one's true identity (p. 51)."
"Accepting and following the counsel of the Lord's prophets helps us greatly to endure well (p. 67)."
"In the last days, even with significant Church growth, human wickedness will set limits on the growth of the kingdom. At the same time, God's disciples will achieve unity amid diversity and will be 'armed with righteousness.' The glory of God will eventually rest in great power upon His sanctified people, even given the side-by-side, 'wheat and tares' circumstances. Being in communities of Saints is made even more essential by the sharp decline of traditional communities, at least in much of the world (p. 91)."
"Today's separation results not only from a loss of community but also from the increasingly profound segmentation and specialization of modern life: we care less, know less of each other, and have less in common as neighbors. Americans need to be wary of the nation's declining social capital, the bank of trust formed from engagements in the shared service of its citizens in various associations. Of all these associations, wrote Robert Putnam, the family and religious affiliations are the most common and contributive (p. 92)."
"Preparation for Church membership is to be anything but casual, and enduring therein is not to be accomplished in isolation.... It is abundantly clear...that we have a duty to comfort others, to mourn with them, to serve them, and to help them. When there is so much to do to help others, there is little time for self-pity. We do not know all the details of the crosses others bear, but we know enough to understand that crosses are being borne valiantly. Moreover, the courage of others can be contagious (p. 94)."
"These 'works of God' are seen not only in healings but in the enduring shown in the lives of people who become walking witnesses to the mercy and power of God. These individuals in one way or another become portable and observable sermons, as 'the works of God' are 'manifest in [them] (p. 94).'"
"We are to strive to resemble Jesus...and to seek to have His image in our countenances (p. 101)."
"One of the most vital things we can do in order to 'endure it well' is to believe sufficiently 'on the name of the Lord Jesus' that we will 'stand as witnesses' for Him in and out of communities of Saints--'at all times and in all things, and in all places (p. 105).'"
"Another special way in which we can witness for Jesus is to live as He did (p. 109)."
"It is essential to avoid that immobilizing weariness, which can be a prelude to giving up (p. 111)."
"In the particularlized renewal of our covenants, in our prayerful pleadings, in and through Church service, and in the renewal of our minds through the study of the 'word' and the holy scriptures--in these activities is to be found the fundamental renewal that is vital to the continuing journey of the man and the woman of Christ (p. 112)."
"Since discipleship need not be hectic and frantic, we are wise to allow for the periodic compression of experiences and events in our lives. Given the short span of mortality and all that God desires us to do and learn, this should not surprise us. Unless we grasp them firmly and quickly, many of the proffered opportunities to serve have a short shelf life and are perishable (p. 112)."
"In the process of enduring, will our knees bend to receive strength or will they shake? If living our religion can at times make us physically tired, not living it brings a worse weariness, a weariness more pervasive, dark, and constant (p. 113)."
"Insincerity is fatiguing, too. Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote of the need 'to shed my Martha-like anxiety about many things....shedding pride....shedding hypocrisy in human relationships. What a rest that will be! The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. That is why so much of social life is exhausting (p. 115).'"
"Everlastingly relevant is submissiveness to God, the admission ticket to blessings of unspeakable proportions that await and that are part of the promised divine and everlasting rest. It was not only the Prophet Joseph Smith but also all the faithful who were told, 'if thou endure it well' (D&C 121:8), 'all these things shall give thee experience and shall be for thy good' (D&C 122:7, p. 118)."
"Enduring, then, is much more than making a passive passage. Rather it is an activism that not only affirms one's faith but also confirms the basic joys of life. Until the end, enduring is not over. In fact it may be more of a challenge as life goes on (p. 122)."
"Remodeling is costly and painful. But how can we realistically expect the arduous process of putting off the old man and putting on the new man to be otherwise (p. 123)?"
"Even if we may be enduring reasonably well in other respects, we are not enduring well if we murmur (p. 124)."
"God our Eternal Father is very serious about developing in us the eternal attributes (p. 128)."
May 10, 2021
So good! It took me a while, though, because it was my ‘Sunday book,’ and it’s really not the kind of book that you zip through in one sitting. But it’s SO well-written, and encouraging, and I just love Elder Maxwell’s wordiness. He speaks to me. 🥰
Definitely a book I will read again to glean even more out of it!
Definitely a book I will read again to glean even more out of it!
December 16, 2024
When Elder Maxwell puts his thoughts to written word, the flow of those thoughts is beautiful in itself. But his subject matter is always of deep importance and invites change. One of the greatest minds that is always worth reading.
December 5, 2018
A beautiful compendium of thoughts strung together to create a vivid tapestry.
July 7, 2020
Again, always love his books and the message he shares!
March 11, 2022
This is really a 4+ book
July 25, 2022
Can't get enough of Neal A.
His stuff keeps on hitting right.
His stuff keeps on hitting right.
did-not-finish
July 15, 2024DNF 6% Just not working for me right now. I'll probably come back to it sometime.
March 31, 2011
Elder Maxwell packs chapters of meaning into single sentences. This was a book I had to read slowly. But enduring this book well is richly rewarding.
My greatest insight here came from the chapter on consecration:
My greatest insight here came from the chapter on consecration:
"Many of us have sufficient faith to avoid the major sins of commission but not enough faith to sacrifice our distracting obsessions or focus on our omissions. Most omissions occur because we fail to get outside ourselves. (p.50)And I love anyone who can quote C.S. Lewis with such admiration!
". . . Many of us are kept from eventual consecration because we mistakenly thing that, somehow, by letting our will be swallowed up in the will of God we lose our individuality. . . . It is a question not of one's losing identity but of finding one's true identity. (p.51)(Italics added.)
October 3, 2012
My dad suggested I read this book after going through a particular difficult trial that I felt was very unfair and unmerited. It's the first book of Elder Maxwell's that I've read and I'm sure it won't be the last. He was obviously a very smart man and his writing style reflects that. His prose is almost poetic and I admittedly had to read some passages a couple of times to fully grasp the meaning. Amidst it all, there were some beautiful gems of wisdom that helped me during that difficult time. One of my very favorites was stated so succinctly that I doubt he could have said it any better: "If it's fair, it isn't a trial."
Great book. Highly recommended for anyone going through life's challenges, anyone doubting their faith because their prayers seem to not be answered, or anyone looking to understand the concept of "endure."
Great book. Highly recommended for anyone going through life's challenges, anyone doubting their faith because their prayers seem to not be answered, or anyone looking to understand the concept of "endure."
July 26, 2009
Insightful look at an essential aspect of discipleship: Exercising faith in Christ with sufficient focus that we will "endure to the end." The inequalities that life brings to each of us (ie., suffering, deprivations, injustices, and even the "small" frustrations) are permitted by a loving Father and Savior and are even essential to our growth and perfection; our becoming like Him (Them). "The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than He?" (D&C 122:8) The author examines the principle and practice of "endurance" in all its aspects and gives perspective and encouragement to the reader that, through the grace of God, he may "endure to the end."
May 31, 2013
If I read this book with a highlighter, the whole thing would be bright yellow. Elder Maxwell has a way of using words in a way that makes absolute sense in my mind so I decided to read one of his books... and this one couldn't have been more instructive and enlightening. Beautifully written, absolutely incredible.
January 11, 2008
I wish I remembered this one better, but I remember that I was inspired to be better and do better. Elder Maxwell has always been one of my favorite speakers, and his books are no different! His language is beautiful and inspiring and his life itself is an inspiration!
October 20, 2008
Because I have been going through several physical problems, his strength of character and intelligence and way of storytelling helps me to see the bigger picture. I am so happy to find his writings!!
July 1, 2009
Wonderful insight and great quotes. But it is a slow read because it is dense and seems loosely organized. This book would be just as well read in chapters by themselves as to read the whole book. It is worth the read for the little known aspects of enduring and salvation.
February 21, 2012
A few chapters of this book truly spoke to me, and some things that I've been thinking about lately.
Elder Maxwell has caused me to ask myself some questions, and inspired me to close the gap between who I am, and who I need to be.
Elder Maxwell has caused me to ask myself some questions, and inspired me to close the gap between who I am, and who I need to be.
March 30, 2008
Another Maxwell's WOW!!
June 27, 2009
Elder Maxwell describes why enduring has value, how to endure, and gives many scriptural examples of others who endured. He especially focuses on Christ, who endured all.
September 20, 2012
A lot of inspirational quotes in here!
January 26, 2014
This book became my best friend during a very tough time in my life. I have given away many copies! I still have such a feeling of gratitude to Elder Maxwell when I hold this book!
September 4, 2015
SO timely. As I highlighted favorite passages, the pages started being more yellow than white!
September 6, 2024
Maxwell is a personal favorite.
October 15, 2010
Great book. I'm reading it again.
January 5, 2014
Excellent insights from a stalwart man of God who did indeed endure it well!
Want to read
January 15, 2016Book club pick for Jan 2016
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