Elder Neal A. Maxwell
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Amid swirling global events and the cares of the world, man's real and continuing struggle is — in the words of the Lord — to care for the life of the soul. It is a struggle that proceeds in both tranquil and turbulent times.
In the case of the prodigal son, the young man eventually "came to himself" and decided to return home. Transformation followed introspection.
"Today, war clouds here and there rain upon the just and the unjust, but that glorious gift of the great Resurrection will be showered upon us all . . . In the case of the Atonement, things global and eternal in their significance were happening in a garden and upon an obscure hill.
". . . Though ours is a time of conflict, quietly caring for the life of the soul is still what matters most . . . Outward commotions cannot excuse any failure of inward resolve, even if some seem to unravel so easily. If hostilities break out here and there, we still need not break our covenants.
"Uncertainty as to world conditions does not justify moral uncertainty, and the distracting churn will not cover our sins nor dim God's all-seeing eye. Furthermore, military victories are no substitute for winning our individual wars for self-control. Nor do the raging, human hatreds lessen God's perfect and redeeming love for all his children . . . the obscuring mists of the moment cannot change the reality that Christ is the Light of the World."
