God does not begin by asking our ability, only our availability, and if we prove our dependability, He will increase our capability.
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Neal A. Maxwell was a 20th-century American scholar, educator, and religious leader. Neal Ash Maxwell 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 from 1981 until his death in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia →

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