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Priesthood power blesses all of us. Priesthood keys direct women as well as men, and priesthood ordinances and priesthood authority pertain to women as well as men.

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Dallin H. Oaks
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: August 12
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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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If people want to legalize a particular relationship, we need to be careful if that kind of relationship has been disapproved for millennia.
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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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Man's laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral
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There is not a right and a wrong answer to every question.
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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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It seems to me that a Latter-day Saint parent has a responsibility in love and gentleness to affirm the teaching of the Lord through His prophets that the course of action he is about to embark upon is sinful.
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We gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it.
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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.
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The Parliament in Canada and the Congress in Washington do not have the authority to revoke the commandments of God, or to modify or amend them in any way.
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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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Every teaching position, every missionary position can be held by single people. We welcome to that kind of service people who are struggling with any kind of temptation when the struggle is a good struggle and they are living so as to be appropriate teachers, or missionaries, or whatever the calling may be.
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The greatest power God has given to His sons cannot be exercised without the companionship of one of His daughters.
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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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Everyone has some challenges they have to struggle with.
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All of us should banish hateful communications and practice civility for differences of opinion.
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Plan specifically so you can implement flexibly.
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The most powerful teaching of children is by the example of their parents.
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I expect celibacy of any person that is not married.
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Though we disagree, we should not be disagreeable.
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