Neal A. Maxwell
"The Prophet Mormon lamented the joyless lot of those who choose to float through the sea of life without truth and perspective.
’… behold, they are … as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith to steer her… .’ (Mormon 5:18.)
“The disciple must signal anchorless souls drifting on the ’gulf of misery and woe,’ even though the signal may not be seen. It was in this spirit that our ancestors flashed us the experiential distillation of their discipleship, ’… writing upon plates diligently.’ They were probably as busy as we, but were ’willing to communicate.’” (A Time To Choose, p. 24 – 25)