Dallin H. Oaks famous quotes

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Men #Perfect #Together

Our attitude toward abortion . . . is fixed by our knowledge that according to an eternal plan all of the spirit children of God must come to this earth for a glorious purpose, and that individual identity began long before conception and will continue for all the eternities to come. We rely on the prophets of God who have told us that while there may be 'rare' exceptions, 'the practice of elective abortion is fundamentally contrary to the Lord's injunction, 'Thou shalt not . . . kill, nor do anything like unto it'
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Children #Attitude #Practice

The word sharing affirms that we have something extraordinarily valuable and desire to give it to others for their benefit and blessing.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Blessing #Giving #Desire

The consumption of alcohol is increasing among youth. Targeting young audiences, advertisers portray beer and wine as joyful, socially desirable, and harmless. Producers are promoting new types of alcoholic beverages as competitors in the huge soft-drink market. Grocery and convenience stores and gas stations stock alcoholic beverages side by side with soda pop. Can Christians who are involved in this commerce be indifferent to the physical and moral effects of the alcohol from which they are making their profits?
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Christian #Wine #Beer

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

#Needs #Enough

Tolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one another’s differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning one’s standards or one’s opinions on political or public policy choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to insulate it from examination.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Differences #Diversity #Choices

Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Choices #Priorities #Desire

...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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Real #Differences #Goal

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

#Jesus #Light #World

Man's laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Men #Law #Moral

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Appreciation #Father #People

Religious insights and values are just as important today as they were 50 or 100 years ago.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Religious #Years #Important

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Jesus #Order #Christ

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Jesus #Knowing #Have Faith

Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Commitment #Practice #Way

If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them.  We do not give up.  The same thing should be true of our marriages.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Giving Up #Sick #Body

We should recognize that the Lord will speak to us through the Spirit in His own time and in His own way.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Way #Spirit #Speak

Going forward with our service and work is an important way room qualify for revelation. In my study of the scriptures I have noted that most revelation to the children of God comes when they are on the move, not when they are sitting back in their habitations waiting for the Lord to tell them the first step to take.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Children #Moving #Waiting

Simple and more frequent dates allow both men and women to ‘shop around’ in a way that allows extensive evaluation of the prospects. The old-fashioned date was a wonderful way to get acquainted with a member of the opposite sex. It encouraged conversation. It allowed you to see how you treat others and how you are treated in a one-on-one situation. It gave opportunities to learn how to initiate and sustain a mature relationship. None of that happens in hanging out
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Sex #Opportunity #Simple

The most powerful teaching of children is by the example of their parents.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Children #Powerful #Teaching

Loving-kindness is required, but a follower of Christ-just like the Master-will be firm in the truth.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Kindness #Followers #Christ

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Jesus #Children #Challenges

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Judging #Forgiving #Finals

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

#Leader #Criticism #Church

All of us should banish hateful communications and practice civility for differences of opinion.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Communication #Practice #Differences

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Selfish #Order #Taught

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

#Adversity #Way #Temporary

If we are practicing our faith and seeking the companionship of the Holy Spirit, his presence can be felt in our hearts and in our homes. A family having daily family prayers and seeking to keep the commandments of God and honor his name and speak lovingly to one another will have a spiritual feeling in their home that will be discernible to all who enter it.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Spiritual #Prayer #Home

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.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Daughter #Son #Design

Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We must not surrender our positions or our values. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the covenants we have made inevitably cast us as combatants in the eternal contest between truth and error. there is no middle ground in that contest.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Jesus #Commitment #Errors

The gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to change. “Repent” is its most frequent message, and repenting means giving up all of our practices-perso nal, family, ethnic, and national-that are contrary to the commandments of God. The purpose of the gospel is to transform common creatures into celestial citizens, and that requires change.
-- Dallin H. Oaks

#Jesus #Giving Up #Mean