Neal A. Maxwell said in May 1996:
“….The harrowing of the soul can be like the harrowing of the soil to increase the yield with things being turned upside down.”
“Mostly… we become the victims of our own wrong desires. Moreover, we live in an age when many simply refuse to feel responsible for themselves. Thus, a crystal clear understanding of the doctrines pertaining to desire is so vital because of the spreading effluent oozing out of so many unjustified excuses by so many. This is like sludge which is sweeping society along toward “the gulf of misery and endless woe.”[i] Feeding the same flow is the selfish philosophy of “no fault,” which is replacing the meek and apologetic “my fault.”
“….Each assertion of a righteous desire, each act of service, and each act of worship, however small and incremental, adds to our spiritual momentum. Like Newton’s Second Law, there is a transmitting of acceleration as well as a contagiousness associated with even small acts of goodness.
“…. a loving God will work with us, but the initial particle of desire which ignites the spark of resolve must be our own!”
Ensign, November 1996, p. 22-23. and From ‘The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book’ p. 78-79)
