Dallin H. Oaks

The greatest power God has given to His sons cannot be exercised without the companionship of one of His daughters.

— Dallin H. Oaks

My experiences taught me firsthand that when a person is not performing well, there are many possible reasons, some not of his…

— Dallin H. Oaks

The intensity of our desire to share the gospel is a great indicator of the extent of our personal conversion.

— Dallin H. Oaks

It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must…

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To avoid all possibility for error is to avoid all possibility for growth.

— Dallin H. Oaks

You can never get enough of what you don't need, because what you don't need won't satisfy you.

— Dallin H. Oaks

We have the agency to choose which characteristics will define us; those choices are not thrust upon us.

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The gospel of Jesus Christ is the brightest light and the only hope for this darkened world.

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There are people with physical disabilities that prevent them from having any hope - in some cases any actual hope and in…

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A good marriage does not require a perfect man or a perfect woman. It only requires a man and a woman committed…

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As children of God, knowing of His great love and His ultimate knowledge of what is best for our eternal welfare, we…

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We should remember that none of us is perfect and none of us has children whose behavior is entirely in accord with…

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And so we understand that the atonement of Jesus Christ gives us the opportunity to overcome spiritual death that results from sin,…

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“Feeling the Lord magnify me professionally as I sought to serve him solidified my commitment to serve the Lord first. In doing…

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We are all preparing for things to come. That is the purpose of mortal life. ... We are all children of a…

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We should refrain from anything that seems to be a final judgment of any person...the Lord alone has the capacity to judge...And,…

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Intellectual methods-study and reason-are essential to our progress toward eternal life, but they are not sufficient. They can prepare the way. They…

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God loves all of His children. He has provided a plan for His children to enjoy the choicest blessings that He has…

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My first fundamental premise of our faith is that God is real and so are eternal truths and values not provable by…

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The distinction between feelings or inclinations on the one hand, and behavior on the other hand, is very clear. It's no sin…

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The gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to change. “Repent” is its most frequent message, and repenting means giving up all of…

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I do not accept the fact that conditions that prevent people from attaining their eternal destiny were born into them without any…

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In at least one country where homosexual activists have won major concessions, we have even seen a church pastor threatened with prison…

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Every teaching position, every missionary position can be held by single people. We welcome to that kind of service people who are…

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When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life.

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Well-taught doctrines and principles have a more powerful influence on behavior than rules.

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If people want to legalize a particular relationship, we need to be careful if that kind of relationship has been disapproved for…

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It's wrong to criticize leaders of the church, even if the criticism is true.

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Adversities are temporary. What is permanent is what we become by the way we react to them.

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Let us give thanks for what we are and for the circumstances God has given us for our personal journey through mortality.

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Man unquestionably has impressive powers... But after all our obedience and good works, we cannot be saved from the effects of our…

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I encourage you to seek the help of the Savior to resist temptation and to refrain from behavior that would cause you…

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I say, choose faith. Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose…

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Let us remember that desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. In addition, it is our…

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There is no fullness of joy in the next life without a family unit, including a husband, a wife, and posterity. Further,…

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We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in…

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A person with homosexual inclinations, where they're kept under control, or, if yielded to are appropriately repented of, is eligible to do…

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...When a choice will make a real difference in our lives—obvious or not—and when we are living in tune with the Spirit…

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It seems to me that a Latter-day Saint parent has a responsibility in love and gentleness to affirm the teaching of the…

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We feel great compassion for parents whose love and protective instincts for their challenged children have moved them to some positions that…

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