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“Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility”
― Joseph Conrad

“Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we know what is best—better than does God. Or, at least, we are asserting that our timetable is better than His. We can grow in faith only if we are willing to wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives, on His timetable.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“Faith in God includes Faith in God's timing.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“God's extraordinary work is most often done by ordinary people in the seeming obscurity of a home and family.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“If we are serious about our discipleship, Jesus will eventually request each of us to do those very things which are most difficult for us to do.”
― Neal A. Maxwell, The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book

“We cannot improve the world if we are conformed to the world.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus!”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“If the kingdom of God is not first, it doesn't matter what's second.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“Keep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.”
― Boyd K. Packer

“Things we cannot solve, we must survive.”
― Boyd K. Packer

“We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.”
― Boyd K. Packer

“The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will change behavior more than the study of behavior will change behavior.”
― Boyd K. Packer

“The flow of revelation depends on your faith.
As you test gospel principles by believing
without knowing, the Spirit will begin to teach
you. Gradually your faith will be replaced with knowledge.”
― Boyd K. Packer

“Everyone is tested. One might think it is unfair to be singled out and subjected to a particular temptation, but this is the purpose of mortal life—to be tested. And the answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.”
― Boyd K. Packer

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
― Bob Marley

“Coming unto the Lord is not a negotiation, but a surrender.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity. ”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves not only for what you are now but for what you have the power to become. Trust in the Lord as He leads you along. He has things for you to do that you won't know about now but that will unfold later. If you stay close to Him, You will have some great adventures. You will live in a time where instead of sometimes being fulfilled, many of them will actually be fulfilled. The Lord will unfold your future bit by bit.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“Thus worshiping, serving, studying, praying, each in its own way squeezes selfishness out of us; pushes aside our preoccupations with the things of the world.”
― Neal A. Maxwell

“You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu
One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.”
― Boyd K. Packer

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves