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Neal A. Maxwell
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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) – July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21)


LDS Church Apostle
July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) – July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21)
Reason
Gordon B. Hinckley added to First Presidency
Reorganization
at end of term

Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar were ordained following the deaths of Maxwell and David B. Haight

Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23)
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

First Quorum of the Seventy
October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) – July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23)
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 6, 1974 (1974-04-06) – October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)
End reasonPosition abolished

Personal details
Born
Neal Ash Maxwell
(1926-07-06)July 6, 1926
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
DiedJuly 21, 2004(2004-07-21) (aged 78)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place
Salt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
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Signature of Neal A. Maxwell

Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926 – July 21, 2004) was an American scholar, educator, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1981 until his death.




Contents





  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 LDS Church service


  • 3 Death


  • 4 Publications


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Life and career


Maxwell was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clarence Maxwell and his wife, Emma Ash. Maxwell attended Granite High School. During World War II, Maxwell served as an infantryman in the United States Army (77th Division), where he saw action in the Battle of Okinawa. After the war, Maxwell served for two years as an LDS Church missionary in Canada.


While pursuing an undergraduate education at the University of Utah before leaving on his mission, Maxwell met Colleen Hinckley. After Maxwell returned from his mission, he resumed courting Colleen, and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 22, 1950.[1] They became the parents of four children and twenty-four grandchildren.


Maxwell earned bachelors and masters degrees in political science from the University of Utah. From 1952 to 1956, he worked in Washington DC, first for the US government and then as an assistant to Senator Wallace F. Bennett.


Maxwell was a professor of political science at the University of Utah. He also held many administrative roles at the university. He first joined the university staff as assistant director of public relations in 1956. In 1958, he became Assistant to the President. In 1961, he was secretary to the Board of Trustees, followed by dean of students in 1962, and later vice president for planning and public affairs. In 1967, he became Executive Vice-President of the University of Utah.[2]



LDS Church service


From 1959 to 1962, Maxwell served as bishop of Salt Lake City's University Sixth Ward. He was a member of the General Board of the YMMIA and a member of the Adult Correlation Committee for the next five years.


In 1967, Maxwell was called to be one of the first 69 regional representatives, when that position was created.[3] From 1970 to 1974, he served as the tenth Commissioner of Church Education overseeing the Church Educational System. Under his direction, the system received its current name.


Maxwell began serving as an LDS general authority in 1974, when he was called as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In 1976, Maxwell became one of the seven presidents of the seventy, when the calling of Assistant to the Twelve was eliminated.


Maxwell was ordained an apostle by N. Eldon Tanner on July 23, 1981, after Gordon B. Hinckley became a counselor in the First Presidency. He was sustained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 3, 1981.


As with all general authorities, among his many assignments was to preside over the organization of new stakes of the church. One of the more notable was the Aba Nigeria Stake in 1988, with David W. Eka called as president. This was the first stake in the church staffed entirely by people of African descent.


Maxwell wrote approximately 30 books concerning religion and authored numerous articles on politics and government for local, professional and national publications. He was well known for his extensive vocabulary and elegant style of speaking and writing. His highly alliterative talks have always presented a great challenge to translators. During one LDS general conference, the translators had categorized each of the talks to be given into five levels of difficulty. All of the talks were assigned to levels one to four, except Maxwell's. His talk was alone at level five.[4] Commenting on his speaking and writing styles at Maxwell's funeral, church president Gordon B. Hinckley said,


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I know of no other man who spoke in such an interesting and distinct manner. His genius was the product of diligence. He was a perfectionist determined to exact from every phrase and sentence vivid imagery that brought the gospel to life. Each talk was a masterpiece, each book was a work of art. I think we shall not see one like him again.[5]


Maxwell received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Utah; an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Westminster College, Salt Lake City; an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, Utah; an Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Utah State University, Logan, Utah; an Honorary Degree from Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho; and an Honorary Degree from Salt Lake Community College.


The University of Utah established the Neal A. Maxwell Presidential Endowed Chair in Political Theory, Public Policy and Public Service in the fall of 1998.


Maxwell's business career included serving as a director of several business firms, including Questar Corporation, Questar Pipeline, and Deseret News Publishing Company. He also was active in public service, including service as chairman of the Utah Constitutional Revision Commission.


Maxwell received the Liberty Bell award from the Utah State Bar in 1967 for public service. In 1973, the Institute of Government Service at BYU named him Public Administrator of the Year.



Death


Maxwell died in Salt Lake City, from leukemia. He was originally diagnosed with leukemia in 1996, eight years before his death. He was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery. According to Hinckley, Maxwell "accomplished more in these last eight years than most men do in a lifetime."[5] Maxwell was survived by his wife, Colleen, four children, 24 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. With the death ten days later of fellow apostle David B. Haight, the vacancies created in the Quorum of the Twelve were filled by Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar.


The BYU Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts was renamed the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship after Maxwell's death.



Publications


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  • Maxwell, Neal A. (1969). ... A More Excellent Way: Essays on Leadership for Latter-day Saints. Deseret Book Company. OCLC 885816..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  • —— (1970). "For the power is in them ..." Mormon Musings. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-432-X.


  • —— (1973). The Smallest Part. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-505-9.


  • —— (1974). That My Family Should Partake. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-538-5.


  • —— (1975). A time to Choose. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-482-6.


  • —— (1975). Of One Heart: The Glory of the City of Enoch. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-604-7. Republished 1981,
    ISBN 0-87747-298-X. Republished again as The Enoch Letters. 2006. ISBN 1-59038-647-7.


  • —— (1976). Deposition of a Disciple. Deseret Book Company. OCLC 2984580.


  • —— (1977). Wherefore, Ye Must Press Forward. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-685-3.


  • —— (1978). Things as They Really Are. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-730-2.


  • —— (1981). Notwithstanding My Weakness. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-855-4.


  • —— (1982). We Will Prove Them Herewith. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-912-7.


  • —— (1983). Plain and Precious Things. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-979-8.


  • —— (1984). We Talk of Christ, We Rejoice in Christ. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-762-0.


  • —— (1985). Sermons Not Spoken. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 0-88494-571-5.


  • —— (1986). But For a Small Moment. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 0-88494-585-5.


  • —— (1987). Meek and Lowly. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87579-071-2.


  • —— (1990). Wonderful Flood of Light. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 0-88494-728-9.


  • —— (1990). Of One Heart - Look Back At Sodom. Deseret Book. ISBN 978-0875794204.


  • —— (1991). Men and Women of Christ. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 0-88494-785-8.


  • —— (1991). Even as I Am. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87579-499-8.


  • —— (1992). That Ye May Believe. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 0-88494-843-9.


  • —— (1994). Lord, Increase Our Faith. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 0-88494-919-2. Republished 1998,
    ISBN 1-57008-583-8 (paperback)


  • —— (1997). Women of Faith. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 1-57345-259-9.


  • —— (1979). All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87579-613-3.


  • —— (2000). The Collected Works of Neal A. Maxwell. Eagle Gate Publishers. ISBN 1-57345-896-1.


  • —— (2001). Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 1-57008-325-8.


  • —— (2001). The Promise of Discipleship. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 1-57345-983-6.


  • —— (2002). If Thou Endure It Well. Bookcraft Publications. ISBN 1-57008-233-2.


  • —— (2002). Not My Will, but Thine. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-88494-672-X.


  • —— (2002). One More Strain of Praise. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 1-57008-679-6.


  • —— (2003). The Precious Promise: A Message for Women. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 1-59038-167-X.


  • —— (2003). Whom the Lord Loveth: The Journey of Discipleship. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 1-59038-206-4.


  • —— (2004). Moving In His Majesty And Power. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 1-59038-393-1.



Notes




  1. ^ Moore, Carrie A. (July 23, 2004). "Elder Maxwell dies at 78". Deseret News


  2. ^ Wilkinson, Ernest L.; Arrington, Leonard J.; Hafen, Bruce C., eds. (1976). Brigham Young University: The First One Hundred Years. 3. Provo: Brigham Young University Press. pp. 749–750. ISBN 978-0-8425-0708-0. OCLC 1857978


  3. ^ Hugh B. Brown, Conference Report, October 1967. Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


  4. ^ "Elder Neal A. Maxwell: A Devoted Life". New Era. September 2004


  5. ^ ab Moore, Carrie A. (July 28, 2004). "'We shall not see one like him again'". Deseret News




References



  • Hafen, Bruce C. (February 1982). "Elder Neal A. Maxwell: An Understanding Heart". Ensign: 6. Retrieved 2011-08-26


  • Hafen, Bruce C. (2002). A Disciple's Life: the Biography of Neal A. Maxwell. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. ISBN 978-1-57008-833-9. OCLC 50560768


  • Mikita, Carole (July 27, 2004). "Funeral Services For Elder Neal A. Maxwell". KSL-TV


  • "Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve", Ensign, May 1974


  • "Elder Neal A. Maxwell Dies After Long Battle With Leukemia". Newsroom. LDS Church. July 24, 2004


External links






  • Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Neal A. Maxwell


  • Neal A. Maxwell Confluence, online resource of his published works

  • Quotable Gems from Neal A. Maxwell from Famous Quotes.

  • Listen to, How Choice a Seer, October, 2003 LDS General Conference sermon


  • Neal A. Maxwell at Find a Grave





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