David Journal

Tag: Dallin H Oaks

  • Love Your Enemies

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    I can’t believe how blatantly he acknowledged that there have been political divisions that have spilled into our church meetings. I wonder where and how that happened. I know it can happen in isolated cases but to be enough to mention it in general conference suggests that it wasn’t some isolated incident. Anger is the…

  • The Great Plan

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    All children of Heavenly Father were introduced to the plan before we came to earth and all who have or will come to earth accepted the plan and fought for it. “Sometimes our needed growth is accomplished better by suffering and adversity than by comfort and security.” Four assurances from the atonement: Through His suffering…

  • The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Keys

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    Men are not “the priesthood” but they can appropriately be called “holders of the priesthood.” The way the priesthood operates in the church is different than the way it should function in families. In the church all priesthood authority is exercised under the authority of a presiding officer. (Bishops preside over use of the Aaronic…

  • Two Great Commandments

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    Speaking of the eternal perspective relative to those who are LGBTQ. We can’t allow our efforts to follow the second great commandment (love thy neighbor) to interfere with keeping the first great commandment (love God). We will ultimately be judged by Christ who alone has the necessary knowledge and perspective to judge each of us…

  • Trust in the Lord

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    Questions about heaven can generally be answered with “trust in the Lord. If you focus on preparing yourself for heaven everything will work out.” What we know about the spiritual works from the scriptures is less than we often think. It is apparently important that we be cognisant of the limits of what we know…

  • Where Will This Lead?

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    Some decisions are between doing something and doing nothing. Until the dog caught the squirrel nobody tried to intervene so when they did intervene the squirrel was already dead. More common are choices between doing one thing it doing something else – often between two good things. We need to measure thoughtfully what we are…

  • Parents and Children

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    Children are our most precious gift from God—our eternal increase. Yet we live in a time when many women wish to have no part in the bearing and nurturing of children. Many young adults delay marriage until temporal needs are satisfied. The average age of our Church members’ marriages has increased by more than two…

  • Truth and the Plan

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    We need to be cautious about the source of truth. Expertise in one area doesn’t qualify someone to speak in another. We should be careful with people who have selfish motives. Why did President Oaks feel it was important to repeat the doctrine related to gender again? He knows it will draw backlash and he…

  • Small and Simple Things

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    I join with you and other Christians in celebrating the literal Resurrection of Christ. The effect over time of spiritual practices such as regular prayer, regular scripture study, regular covenant renewal are very powerful like a tree to growing underground that can crack thick concrete.

  • The Powers of the Priesthood

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    The Melchizedek priesthood is not a status or a label, it is a Divine responsibility. Never is the priesthood authority you hold in your home more wonderful than when there is a family crisis. – Harold B. Lee