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Neal A. Maxwell

April 08, 2024

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.

Neal A. Maxwell
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) – July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21)
Called bySpencer W. Kimball
LDS Church Apostle
July 23, 1981 (1981-07-23) – July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21)
Called bySpencer W. Kimball
ReasonGordon 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)
Called bySpencer W. Kimball
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)
Called bySpencer W. Kimball
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)
Called bySpencer W. Kimball
End reasonPosition abolished
Personal details
BornNeal 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 placeSalt 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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Life and career edit

Maxwell was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clarence Maxwell and Emma Ash.[1] 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 (1928–2016). After Maxwell returned from his mission, he resumed courting Colleen, and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 22, 1950.[2] They became the parents of four children and had twenty-four grandchildren.

Maxwell earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the University of Utah.[1] From 1952 to 1956 he worked in Washington, D.C. for the government and then as a legislative assistant to Senator Wallace F. Bennett.[1]

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.[3]

LDS Church service edit

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. From 1970 to 1976, he served as the tenth Commissioner of Church Education overseeing the Church Educational System.[4] 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.

Among his 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.[5] Commenting on his speaking and writing styles at Maxwell's funeral, church president Gordon B. Hinckley said,

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.[6]

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 edit

Maxwell died in Salt Lake City, from leukemia.[1] He was originally diagnosed with leukemia in 1996, eight years before his death. An estimated 4,000 people attended the funeral in the Tabernacle or via video in the Salt Lake Assembly Hall or the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.[7] 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."[6] 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.

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    Grave marker of Neal A. Maxwell.

Publications edit

  • Maxwell, Neal A. (1967). ... A More Excellent Way: Essays on Leadership for Latter-day Saints. Deseret Book Company. OCLC 885816.
  • —— (1970). "For the power is in them ..." Mormon Musings. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-432-X.
  • —— (1972). A time to Choose. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87747-482-6.
  • —— (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). 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 Maxwell, Neal A. (2006). The Enoch Letters. 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.
  • —— (1979). All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience. Deseret Book Company. ISBN 0-87579-613-3.
  • —— (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.
  • —— (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.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "LDS Apostle Neal A. Maxwell dies at 78", The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2004. Retrieved on 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ Moore, Carrie A. (July 23, 2004). "Elder Maxwell dies at 78". Deseret News.
  3. ^ Wilkinson, Ernest L.; Arrington, Leonard J.; Hafen, Bruce C., eds. (1976). Brigham Young University: The First One Hundred Years. Vol. 3. Provo: Brigham Young University Press. pp. 749–750. ISBN 978-0-8425-0708-0. OCLC 1857978.
  4. ^ "New LDS Education Chief," The Deseret News, 16 April 1976, p. B1
  5. ^ "Elder Neal A. Maxwell: A Devoted Life". New Era. September 2004.
  6. ^ a b Moore, Carrie A. (July 28, 2004). "We shall not see one like him again". Deseret News.
  7. ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "LDS apostle is eulogized as one who brought hope, inspiration to others", The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2004. Retrieved on 6 April 2022.

Further reading edit

External links edit

 
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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 Neal A MaxwellQuorum of the Twelve ApostlesJuly 23 1981 1981 07 23 July 21 2004 2004 07 21 Called bySpencer W KimballLDS Church ApostleJuly 23 1981 1981 07 23 July 21 2004 2004 07 21 Called bySpencer W KimballReasonGordon B Hinckley added to First PresidencyReorganizationat end of termDieter F Uchtdorf and David A Bednar were ordained following the deaths of Maxwell and David B HaightPresidency of the First Quorum of the SeventyOctober 1 1976 1976 10 01 July 23 1981 1981 07 23 Called bySpencer W KimballEnd reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve ApostlesFirst Quorum of the SeventyOctober 1 1976 1976 10 01 July 23 1981 1981 07 23 Called bySpencer W KimballEnd reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve ApostlesAssistant to the Quorum of the Twelve ApostlesApril 6 1974 1974 04 06 October 1 1976 1976 10 01 Called bySpencer W KimballEnd reasonPosition abolishedPersonal detailsBornNeal Ash Maxwell 1926 07 06 July 6 1926Salt Lake City Utah United StatesDiedJuly 21 2004 2004 07 21 aged 78 Salt Lake City Utah United StatesResting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery40 46 37 92 N 111 51 28 8 W 40 7772000 N 111 858000 W 40 7772000 111 858000 Salt Lake City Cemetery Signature Contents 1 Life and career 2 LDS Church service 3 Death 4 Publications 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLife and career editMaxwell was born in Salt Lake City Utah to Clarence Maxwell and Emma Ash 1 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 1928 2016 After Maxwell returned from his mission he resumed courting Colleen and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 22 1950 2 They became the parents of four children and had twenty four grandchildren Maxwell earned bachelor s and master s degrees in political science from the University of Utah 1 From 1952 to 1956 he worked in Washington D C for the government and then as a legislative assistant to Senator Wallace F Bennett 1 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 3 LDS Church service editFrom 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 From 1970 to 1976 he served as the tenth Commissioner of Church Education overseeing the Church Educational System 4 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 Among his 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 5 Commenting on his speaking and writing styles at Maxwell s funeral church president Gordon B Hinckley said 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 6 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 editMaxwell died in Salt Lake City from leukemia 1 He was originally diagnosed with leukemia in 1996 eight years before his death An estimated 4 000 people attended the funeral in the Tabernacle or via video in the Salt Lake Assembly Hall or the Joseph Smith Memorial Building 7 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 6 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 nbsp Grave marker of Neal A Maxwell Publications editMaxwell Neal A 1967 A More Excellent Way Essays on Leadership for Latter day Saints Deseret Book Company OCLC 885816 1970 For the power is in them Mormon Musings Deseret Book Company ISBN 0 87747 432 X 1972 A time to Choose Deseret Book Company ISBN 0 87747 482 6 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 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 Maxwell Neal A 2006 The Enoch Letters 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 1979 All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience Deseret Book Company ISBN 0 87579 613 3 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 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 References edit a b c d Stack Peggy Fletcher LDS Apostle Neal A Maxwell dies at 78 The Salt Lake Tribune 22 July 2004 Retrieved on 6 April 2022 Moore Carrie A July 23 2004 Elder Maxwell dies at 78 Deseret News Wilkinson Ernest L Arrington Leonard J Hafen Bruce C eds 1976 Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years Vol 3 Provo Brigham Young University Press pp 749 750 ISBN 978 0 8425 0708 0 OCLC 1857978 New LDS Education Chief The Deseret News 16 April 1976 p B1 Elder Neal A Maxwell A Devoted Life New Era September 2004 a b Moore Carrie A July 28 2004 We shall not see one like him again Deseret News Stack Peggy Fletcher LDS apostle is eulogized as one who brought hope inspiration to others The Salt Lake Tribune 28 July 2004 Retrieved on 6 April 2022 Further reading editHafen 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 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Elder Neal A 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