Top 100 Dallin H. Oaks Quotes
#1. The commandment to avoid contention applies to those who are right as well as those who are wrong.
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#2. Loving-kindness is required, but a follower of Christ-just like the Master-will be firm in the truth.
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#3. Our lives of service and sacrifice are the most appropriate expressions of our commitment to serve the Master and our fellowmen.
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#4. The intensity of our desire to share the gospel is a great indicator of the extent of our personal conversion.
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#5. The nature and extent of profanity and vulgarity in our society is a measure of its deterioration.
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#6. It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.
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#7. Let us all improve our personal behavior and redouble our efforts to protect our loved ones and our environment from the onslaught of pornography.
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#8. There is not a right and a wrong answer to every question.
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#10. Testimony is to know and to feel, Conversion is to do and to become.
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#11. When we undertake to cover our sins, ... behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man
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#13. Faith is developed in a setting where we cannot see ahead.
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#14. What does it mean to be true to the faith? That word true implies commitment, integrity, endurance, and courage.
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#15. Most angelic communications are felt or heard rather than seen.
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#16. The most effective missionsries always act out of love
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#17. The people are the source of governmental power. Along with many religious people, Latter-day Saints affirm that God gave the power to the people, and the people consented to a constitution that delegated certain powers to the government ... The sovereign power is in the people.
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#18. I believe many of us are overnourished on entertainment junk food and undernourished on the bread of life.
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#19. In order to ask with real intent or to act with full purpose of heart, we must always make an accompanying commitment.
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#20. To achieve our eternal destiny, we will desire and work for the qualities required to become an eternal being.
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#21. Consider how we use our time. Not everything is worth the portion of our life we give to obtain it. SOme things are better, and others are best.
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#22. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the brightest light and the only hope for this darkened world.
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#23. Those who enjoy the blessings of liberty under a divinely inspired constitution should promote morality, and they should practice what the Founding Fathers called civic virtue.
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#24. Don't accommodate any degree of temptation. Prevent sin and avoid having to deal with its inevitable destruction. So, turn it off! Look away! Avoid it at all costs. Direct your thoughts in wholesome paths. Remember your covenants and be faithful in temple attendance.
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#25. We should recognize that the Lord will speak to us through the Spirit in His own time and in His own way.
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#26. Our spirits ... require nourishment. Just as there is food for the body, there is food for the spirit. The consequences of spiritual malnutrition are just as hurtful to our spiritual lives as physical malnutrition is to our physical bodies.
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#27. We should refrain from anything that seems to be a final judgment of any person ... the Lord alone has the capacity to judge ... And, in all of this we must remember the command to forgive.
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#29. We must seek to be firmly rooted and converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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#30. Revelation comes most often when we are on the move.
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#31. The greatest power God has given to His sons cannot be exercised without the companionship of one of his daughters, because only to his daughters has God given the power to be a creator of bodies so that God's design and the great plan might meet fruition.
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#32. When you're involved in the work of the Lord, the power behind you is always greater than the obstacles before you.
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#33. The healing power of the Lord Jesus Christ-whether it removes our burdens or strengthens us to endure and live with them like the Apostle Paul-is available for every affliction in mortality.
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#34. A good marriage does not require a perfect man or a perfect woman. It only requires a man and a woman committed to strive together toward perfection.
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#35. The good news is that when we do the Lord's work in the Lord's way, we are assured of His blessings to help us.
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#36. The purpose of the gospel is to transform common creatures into celestial citizens, and that requires change.
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#37. As children of God, knowing of His great love and His ultimate knowledge of what is best for our eternal welfare, we trust in Him. The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and faith means trust.
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#38. Pray that you will have good and correct attitudes about all your experiences - be they good or bad.
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#39. Just because something is good is not a sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them. Some things are better than good, and these are the things that should command priority attention in our lives.
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#40. We are overcome by the "cares ... of this life" when we are paralyzed by fear of the future, which hinders our going forward in faith, trusting in God and His promises. It is up to each of us to set the priorities and to do the things that make our soil good and our harvest plentiful.
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#41. When we have a vision of what we can become, our desire and our power to act increase enormously.
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#43. Service is an imperative for those who worship Jesus Christ and a covenant obligation of those who belong to his Church.
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#44. When we understand our relationship to God, we also understand our relationship to one another.
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#45. The principles stated in the proclamation on the family are a beautiful expression of this gospel culture.
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#46. We must change all elements of our behavior that are in conflict with gospel ... covenants.
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#47. Become what our Heavenly Father desires you to become.
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#48. All of us should banish hateful communications and practice civility for differences of opinion.
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#49. Through the lens of spirituality, we see all the commandments of God as invitations to blessings.
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#50. When a choice will make a real difference in our lives - obvious or not - and when we are living in tune with the Spirit and seeking his guidance, we can be sure we will receive the guidance we need to attain our goal.
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#51. And young women, please understand that if you dress immodestly, you are magnifying this problem by becoming pornography to some of the men who see you.
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#52. We may have to struggle to achieve our goals, but our struggles may yield as much growth as our learning. The strengths we develop in overcoming challenges will be with us in the eternities to come.
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#53. To avoid all possibility for error is to avoid all possibility for growth.
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#54. We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families.
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#55. Having descended beneath it all, He is perfectly positioned to lift us.
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#56. If we choose the wrong road, we choose the wrong destination.
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#57. Religious insights and values are just as important today as they were 50 or 100 years ago.
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#58. Our Savior gave Himself in unselfish service. He taught that each of us should follow Him by denying ourselves of selfish interests in order to serve others.
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#59. A man is not required to run faster than he is able but it is a requirement to run.
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#60. Forgiving is divine. Plead for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord to forgive wrongs, to overcome faults, and to strengthen relationships.
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#61. When I was 66, my wife June died of cancer. Two years later
a year and a half ago
I married Kristen McMain, the eternal companion who now stands at my side.
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#62. It's wrong to criticize leaders of the church, even if the criticism is true.
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#63. We should recognize the reality that just because something is good is not sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them.
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#64. In the acquisition of Sacred knowledge, scholarship and reason are not alternatives to revelation. They are a means to an end, and the end is revelation from God.
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#65. Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly those who do not have a formal divinity degree: like Paul and Peter and James and John.
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#66. Man unquestionably has impressive powers ... But after all our obedience and good works, we cannot be saved from the effects of our sins without the grace extended by the atonement of Jesus Christ ... Man cannot earn his own salvation.
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#67. Hardships can deprive mortals of the power to ACT. But at the same time, hardships can be the means of eternal growth in ATTITUDE and DESIRE. If endured with the right attitude and accompanied by righteous desires, suffering and deprivation can be the agency of great growth in our spirits.
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#68. My experiences taught me firsthand that when a person is not performing well, there are many possible reasons, some not of his own choosing.
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#69. When we have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we must have trust in him. We must trust him enough that we are content to accept his will, knowing that he knows what is best for us.
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#70. When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life.
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#71. We are all preparing for things to come. That is the purpose of mortal life ... We are all children of a Heavenly Father who has sent us to earth with the invitation to prepare for eternal life. Every choice, every experience, every repentance and reformation prepares us for what is to come.
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#72. I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.
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#73. If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. We do not give up. The same thing should be true of our marriages.
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#74. I say, choose faith. Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose faith over pessimism.
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#75. Though we disagree, we should not be disagreeable.
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#76. Materialism, which gives priority to material needs and objects, is obviously the opposite of spirituality
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#77. The most powerful teaching of children is by the example of their parents.
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#78. I testify of our Savior, Jesus Christ, whose teachings and example we seek to follow. He invites all of us who are heavy laden to come unto Him, to learn of Him, to follow Him, and thus to find rest to our souls.
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#79. Fear not little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail ... Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.
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#80. Man's laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral
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#81. Given love and opportunity, every child and adult can recover. All who know this and have the capacity to help others should assist as they can.
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#82. 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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#83. The word sharing affirms that we have something extraordinarily valuable and desire to give it to others for their benefit and blessing.
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#84. Well-taught doctrines and principles have a more powerful influence on behavior than rules.
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#85. We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate for our inadequacies and repair our imperfections.
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#86. Establish in the mind of a young person the powerful idea that he or she is a child of God, and you have given self-respect and motivation to move against the problems of life.
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#87. Our earliest efforts will be heard with joy by our Heavenly Father, however they are phrased.
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#88. The ultimate treasures on earth and in heaven are our children and our posterity.
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#89. In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to KNOW something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to BECOME something ... The gospel of Jesus Christ is the plan by which we can become what children of god are supposed to become ... Charity is something one becomes.
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#90. We are cast as combatants in the war between truth and error. There is no middle ground. We must stand up for truth, even while we practice tolerance and respect for beliefs and ideas different from our own and for the people who hold them.
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#91. Whoever functions in an office or calling received from one who holds priesthood keys exercises priesthood authority in performing her or his assigned duties.
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#92. As a General Authority, it is my responsibility to preach general principles. When I do, I don't try to define all the exceptions... I only teach the general rules. Whether an exception applies to you is your responsibility. You must work out individually between you and the Lord.
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#93. The possession of wealth is not a mark of Heavenly favor and their absence is not evidence of Heavenly disfavor.
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#94. The church doesn't seek apologies and we don't give them.
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#95. Young people, if you honor your fathers, you will love them, respect them, confide in them, be considerate of them, express appreciation for them, and demonstrate all of these things by following their counsel in righteousness and by obeying the commandments of God.
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#96. Adversities are temporary. What is permanent is what we become by the way we react to them.
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#97. Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.
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#98. When all other hope is gone, our Father in Heaven provides the Lamb of God, and we are saved by his sacrifice.
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#99. Service to mankind must ever be the ideal of this great university. It was established in the name of Jesus Christ, who gave his life that all men might live.
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#100. And so we understand that the atonement of Jesus Christ gives us the opportunity to overcome spiritual death that results from sin, and, through making and keeping sacred covenants, to have the blessings of eternal life.
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