“In pondering and pursuing consecration, understandably we
tremble inwardly at what may be required. Yet the Lord has said consolingly, ‘My
grace is sufficient for you.’ These remarks are addressed to the imperfect but
still striving in the household of faith. As always, my immediate audience is
myself. We tend to think of consecration only as yielding up, when divinely
directed, our material possessions. But ultimate consecration is the yielding
up of oneself to God. Heart, soul, and mind were the encompassing words of
Christ in describing the first commandment, which is constantly, not
periodically, operative. If kept, then our performances will, in turn, be fully
consecrated for the lasting welfare of our souls. Such totality involves the
submissive converging of feelings, thoughts, words, and deeds, the very
opposite of estrangement.” – Elder Neal A. Maxwell
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