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Tag: Dallin H Oaks

  • The Plan and the Proclamation

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    Friendship of the world is enmity toward God. “In God’s eternal plan salvation is an individual matter but exaltation is a family matter.” Russell M Nelson As is fairly normal for Elder Oaks, he will get castigated for this talk despite the fact that he is utterly right. When the Family Proclamation was being created…

  • The Godhead and the Plan of Salvation

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    The common Christian idea that God is unknowable contradicts Jesus intercessory prayer “and this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.” That Joseph Smith quote on the Godhead is so complete and succinct. To metals, the most visible member of the Godhead is…

  • Sharing the Restored Gospel

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    All Christians are under the injunction to share the gospel with all the world. We can all pray for the desire to help with sharing the gospel. We can all keep the commandments. We can pray for inspiration for what we can do. Our efforts to share the gospel should not be limited to our…

  •  Opposition in All Things

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    The role of opposition in the plan of salvation. Without temptation we would have no way to exercise agency and it would atrophy – this was the plan of Lucifer. Atrophy was the tool Lucifer would use to destroy the agency of man. In democracy there is place for a loyal opposition but not in…

  • Strengthened by the Atonement of Jesus Christ

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    The scriptures about the atonement emphasize what Christ did to pay for our sins but we need to remember that He also took upon Himself our weaknesses, pains, infirmities, and afflictions as well during His Atonement.

  • The Parable of the Sower

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    The parable of the sower He isn’t speaking about those who represented wayside and never received the seed. Those who have no root are committed to the social benefits of the church rather than the gospel itself. If you are texting or whispering when the sacrament is being passed you are clipping your spiritual roots.…

  • Loving Others and Living with Differences

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    I like what I’ve heard but part of my attention has been answering questions for Adam Kenigsberg. He likes what Elder Oaks is saying about not surrendering our values. “When our positions fail we should accept defeat graciously.” Elder Oaks blatantly acknowledges some practices among church members that contradict the gospel of Christ. (Not allowing…

  • The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood

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    A person who holds the priesthood cannot ordain another to his priesthood office without authorization from someone who holds the keys to that office. Women hold priesthood authority in their callings, as missionaries, in the temple, and in the family. Men are not the priesthood. Men hold the priesthood…

  • No Other Gods

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    This is an awesome list of alternate gods that even religious people are often serving in the modern world. The commandments are based on and inseparable from the plan of salvation. If we don’t establish our priorities based on the plan of salvation then we are in danger of serving other gods. I had no…

  • Followers of Christ

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    Latter-day Saints understand that we are not of the world and are not bound by the traditions of the world. Have daily kneeling prayers as a family. My attention has been stolen by the kids again. I like what I am hearing but I have been unable to follow the central thread of this talk.