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This devotional address entitled Meek and Lowy was given on October 21st of

1986 by Neil A. Maxwell, then a member of the quorum of the 12 apostles of the Church

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Meekness ranks so low on the mortal scale of things, and yet so high on God's,

for none is acceptable before God save the meek and lowly in heart.

The rigorous requirements of Christian discipleship cannot be met without the tutoring which is facilitated by meekness.

Take my yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and lowly.

Jesus the carpenter undoubtedly had personal experience making many yokes with Joseph, and thus the Savior gave us that

marvelous metaphor out of his own experience. Unlike servitude to sin, by wearing his yoke,

we truly learn of the yoke master in what is an education for eternity as well as for mortality.

Meekness is needed, therefore, in order for us to be spiritually successful,

whether in matters of the intellect, in the management of power,

in the dissolution of personal pride,

or in coping with the challenges and the routine of life. With meekness, living as a

prophet urged in Thanksgiving daily is actually possible, even in life's stern seasons. Meanwhile,

the world, however, regards the meek as nice but quaint people, as those to be stepped

over or stepped on. Nevertheless, the development of this virtue is a stunning thing just

to contemplate, especially in a world in which so many others are headed in opposite directions.

These next requirements clearly show the unarguable relevance

as well as the stern substance of this sweet virtue. Serious disciples are not only urged to do

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