Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

It is by letting the world go and coming unto Christ that we increasingly live as women of God.

The true call of a Christian is not to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.

I just want to be remembered as a person who loved God, who served others more than he served himself, who was trying to grow in maturity and stability.

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

Brethren, let us mind our own business - that is, the calling the Lord has called us to - to do everything we can to promote the good of the Cause of Truth, and never ask how big we are, or inquire who we are; but let it be, 'What can I do to build up the Kingdom of God upon the Earth?'

Saints are ordinary people who love Jesus, try to be like him, are faithful to the duties of their state in life, sacrifice themselves for their neighbor, and keep their hearts and minds free of this world.

Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.

O blessed Saviour, give me grace like Thee, to make Religion my first, and chiefest care, and devoutly to observe, all solemn times, and all holy Rites, which relate to Thy worship.

The point I'm trying to make is that you go to church on Sunday. But the real Christ is out there in your life every day, whether it be the guy you help on the street, how you live your life, and your countenance that makes people want to be you.

As I got older, I got closer to my faith and I got closer to Jesus, reading the Bible and living my life under God.

Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

If I were to look back at my career, I think my greatest achievement is very simple. I've been able to make choices where I could glorify God.

Being in Hollywood and having a love for Christ is hard. I mean, it's hard anywhere because Jesus is about the Upside Down Kingdom. You know, serve instead of being served, go last and don't try to be first.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others. There is no surprise in that, since the Lord proclaimed those as the first and great commandments.

The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that's really the essence of the Christian faith.

My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.

As long as God gives me the strength to still minister and create, I'll do it.

My father is very Jean Valjean. He's what I would call a great example of a religious person. He is a deeply thoughtful man whose religion is in his deeds way more than anything else. It's not talked about that much.

I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It's all about service.

Relief Society can help us turn away from the world, for its express purpose is to help sisters and their families come unto Christ.

Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church.

Do good 'cause God wants you to be happy. When you come to church, when you worship Him, you're not doing it for God, really. You're doing it for yourself because that's what makes God happy.

I don't want people to see me - I want them to see Jesus.

The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.

Missionaries are very human folks, just doing what they are asked. Simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody.