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It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.

Dallin H. Oaks

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Dallin H. Oaks
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: August 12
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Everyone has some challenges they have to struggle with.
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...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.
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If we choose the wrong road, we choose the wrong destination.
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There is not a right and a wrong answer to every question.
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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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Pray that you will have good and correct attitudes about all your experiences - be they good or bad.
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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.
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Citizens ... should be practitioners of civic virtue in their conduct toward government. They should be ever willing to fulfill the duties of citizenship. This includes compulsory duties like military service and the numerous voluntary actions they must take if they are to preserve the principle of limited government through citizen self-reliance.
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When all other hope is gone, our Father in Heaven provides the Lamb of God, and we are saved by his sacrifice.
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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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When we have a vision of what we can become, our desire and our power to act increase enormously.
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All of us should banish hateful communications and practice civility for differences of opinion.
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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.
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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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It's wrong to criticize leaders of the Church, even if the criticism is true.
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