Neal A. Maxwell
"Meekness ranks low on the mortal scale of things, yet high on God's: 'For none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart.' (Moroni 7:44.) The rigorous requirements of Christian discipleship are clearly unattainable without meekness. In fact, meekness is needed in order 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 of daily life." (Meek and Lowly, p. ix)
Neal A. Maxwell
"In the ecology of the eternal attributes, these cardinal characteristics are inextricably bound up together. Among them, meekness is often the initiator, facilitator, and consolidator.
"Moreover, if one needs further persuasion as to how vital this virtue is, Moroni warned that 'none is acceptable before God, save the meek and the lowly in heart.' (Moroni 7:44.) If we could but believe in the reality of that bold, but accurate, declaration, then you and I would find ourselves focusing on the crucial rather than the marginal traits. We would then cease pursuing lifestyles that, inevitably and irrevocably, are going out of style.
"We live in coarsening times, times in which meekness is both misunderstood and despised. Yet it has been, is, and will remain a nonnegotiable dimension of true discipleship; its development is a remarkable achievement anytime, but especially in this age. Therefore, how needed are the many fresh, but plain, scriptural reminders of the necessity of the precious virtue of meekness!" (Plain and Precious Things, p. 52)