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. Dallin H. Oaks More Quotes by Dallin H. Oaks More Quotes From Dallin H. Oaks 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 diversitydifferenceschoices 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 blessingdesiregiving The church doesn't seek apologies and we don't give them. Dallin H. Oaks apologychurchgiving It is Christ's atonement that makes it possible for us to be forgiven of our sins and His resurrection that gives us the assurance of immortality and the life to come. It is that life to come that orients our views in mortality and reinforces our determination to live the laws of God so that we can qualify for His blessings in immortality. Dallin H. Oaks determinationblessingviews 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 prayerspiritualhome When we have a vision of what we can become, our desire and our power to act increase enormously. Dallin H. Oaks increasevisiondesire The ultimate defining fact for all of us is that we are children of Heavenly Parents, born on this earth for a purpose, and born with a divine destiny. Dallin H. Oaks destinyparentchildren 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 practiceattitudechildren ...A man is not required to run faster than he is able but it is a requirement to run. Dallin H. Oaks workrunningmen When I think of happiness or joy in this life, I begin with some experiences that are simple and basic. I see the expression on the face of a one-year-old taking those first steps. I think of a child loving a puppy or a kitten. If the more mature have not dulled their physical or spiritual sensitivities by excess or disuse, they can also experience joy in what is simple and basic. Dallin H. Oaks simplespiritualchildren Forgiving is divine. Plead for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord to forgive wrongs, to overcome faults, and to strengthen relationships. Dallin H. Oaks faultsforgivingovercoming 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 orderjesuschrist Pornographic or erotic stories and pictures are worse than filthy or polluted food. The body has defenses to rid itself of unwholesome food. With a few fatal exceptions, bad food will only make you sick but do no permanent harm. In contrast, a person who feasts upon filthy stories or pornographic or erotic pictures and literature records them in this marvelous retrieval system we call a brain. The brain won't vomit back filth. Once recorded, it will always remain subject to recall, flashing its perverted images across your mind and drawing you away from the wholesome things in life. Dallin H. Oaks things-in-lifedrawingsick 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 speakspiritway ...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 differencesrealgoal Faith is developed in a setting where we cannot see ahead. Dallin H. Oaks settingsettings 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 knowinghave-faithjesus 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-upsickbody There are people who oppose a federal Constitutional amendment because they think that the law of family should be made by the states. I can see a legitimate argument there. I think it's mistaken, however, because the federal government, through the decisions of life-tenured federal judges, has already taken over that area. Dallin H. Oaks governmenttakenthinking Let us give thanks for what we are and for the circumstances God has given us for our personal journey through mortality. Dallin H. Oaks gratitudejourneygiving
