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I expect celibacy of any person that is not married.

Dallin H. Oaks

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Dallin H. Oaks
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: August 12
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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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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.
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And young women, please understand that if you dress immodestly, you are magnifying this problem by becoming pornography to some of the men who see you.
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Though we disagree, we should not be disagreeable.
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Love is the most powerful force in the world.
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Alcohol is the number one addictive drug in our day.
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Most angelic communications are felt or heard rather than seen.
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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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Our earliest efforts will be heard with joy by our Heavenly Father, however they are phrased.
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It's wrong to criticize leaders of the Church, even if the criticism is true.
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We should recognize the reality that just because something is good is not sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them.
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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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If you are trying to live with and maintain ascendancy over same-gender attractions, the best way to do that is to have groups that define their members in terms other than same-gender attractions.
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I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.
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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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Service that is given with little or no thought of personal advantage is an ideal to pursue for a lifetime.
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Adversities are temporary. What is permanent is what we become by the way we react to them.
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As children of God, knowing of His great love and His ultimate knowledge of what is best for our eternal welfare, we trust in Him. The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and faith means trust.
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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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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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