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In Gospel grammar, death is not an exclamation point, merely a comma.

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Neal A. Maxwell
Age: 78 †
Born: 1926
Born: July 6
Died: 2004
Died: July 21
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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Ultimate hope constitutes the anchor of the soul.
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Power is most safe with those who are not in love with it!
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Sometimes, if you're like me, [God] will brace or reprove in a highly personal process not understood or appreciated by those outside the context.
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Personal, spiritual symmetry emerges only from the shaping of prolonged obedience. Twigs are bent, not snapped into shape.
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The Lord doesn't ask about your ability, only your availability and, if you prove your dependability, the Lord will increase your capability.
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We can't dwell upon another's ingratitude without using up our time and talents unprofitably.
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