July 6, 1926...Born in Salt Lake City to Clarence H. and Emma Ash Maxwell.
1944...Graduated from Granite High School.
1944-46...Served in the Army in the Pacific.
1947-49...Served an LDS mission to Canada.
Nov.22, 1950...Married Colleen Hinckley in the Salt Lake Temple.
1952...Received bachelor's in political science from the University of Utah.
1954-56...Served as legislative assistant to Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, R-Utah.
1961...Received master's in political science from the U.
August 1962...Appointed dean of students at the U.
1964...Named University of Utah executive vice president.
1967...Called to the YMMIA General Board and named a member of the LDS Church's Adult Correlation Committee.
1968...Called as a regional representative of the Quorum of the Twelve.
Aug.1, 1970...Became commissioner of education for the Church Educational System.
April 6, 1974...Sustained as an assistant to the Twelve.
July 23, 1981...Ordained an apostle.
Oct.3, 1981...Sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve.
Fall 1996...Diagnosed with leukemia.
January 1997...Began chemotherapy treatment and spent 46 days in the hospital.
July 10, 1998...The University of Utah establishes the $1.25 million Neal A. Maxwell Presidential Endowed Chair in Political Theory, Public Policy and Public Service with money raised by former students and friends.
April 3, 2004...Elder Maxwell's last general conference address during the faith's general priesthood meeting.
July 21, 2004...Elder Maxwell dies at home at 11:45 p.m. surrounded by his family.