Dallin H. Oaks
Persons who have cleansed themselves of any transgression and who have shown their ability to deal with homosexual inclinations and put them in the background, and feel a great attraction for a daughter of God and therefore desire to enter marriage and have children and enjoy the blessings of eternity - that's a situation when marriage would be appropriate.Collection: Daughter
Materialism, which gives priority to material needs and objects, is obviously the opposite of spiritualityCollection: Opposites
Pray that you will have good and correct attitudes about all your experiences - be they good or bad.Collection: Attitude
We need to lay hold on the feelings and try to control them to keep us from getting into a circumstance that leads to sinful behavior.Collection: Feelings
The greatest power God has given to His sons cannot be exercised without the companionship of one of His daughters.Collection: Daughter
Man unquestionably has impressive powers... But after all our obedience and good works, we cannot be saved from the effects of our sins without the grace extended by the atonement of Jesus Christ... Man cannot earn his own salvation.Collection: Jesus
God's love is so perfect that He lovingly requires us to obey His commandments because He knows that only through obedience to His laws can we become perfect, as He is. For this reason, God's anger and His wrath are not a contradiction of His love but an evidence of His love. Every parent knows that you can love a child totally and completely while still being creatively angry and disappointed at that child's self-defeating behavior.Collection: Children
The healing power of the Lord Jesus Christ-whether it removes our burdens or strengthens us to endure and live with them like the Apostle Paul-is available for every affliction in mortality.Collection: Jesus
The possession of wealth is not a mark of Heavenly favor and their absence is not evidence of Heavenly disfavor.Collection: Favors
Service is an imperative for those who worship Jesus Christ and a covenant obligation of those who belong to his Church.Collection: Jesus
When we undertake to cover our sins, . . . behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that manCollection: Men
We gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it.Collection: Gains
In order to ask with real intent or to act with full purpose of heart, we must always make an accompanying commitment.Collection: Real
Our society is not held together primarily by law and its enforcement but most importantly by those who voluntarily obey the unenforceable because of their internalized norms of righteous or correct behavior. Religious belief in right and wrong is a vital influence to produce such voluntary compliance by a large number of our citizens.Collection: Religious
Given love and opportunity, every child and adult can recover. All who know this and have the capacity to help others should assist as they can.Collection: Children
We must change all elements of our behavior that are in conflict with gospel... covenants.Collection: Elements
Spirituality is not a function of occupation or calling. A scientist may be more spiritual than a theologian; a teacher may be more spiritual than an officer. Spirituality is determined by personal outlook and priorities. It is evident in our words and actions.Collection: Spiritual
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.Collection: Children
President Lorenzo Snow declared that it is "the grand privilege of every Latter-day Saint . . . to have the manifestations of the spirit every day of our lives."Collection: Snow
The people are the source of governmental power. Along with many religious people, Latter-day Saints affirm that God gave the power to the people, and the people consented to a constitution that delegated certain powers to the government... The sovereign power is in the people.Collection: Religious
There is not a right and a wrong answer to every question.Collection: Wrong Answers