Top 80 Dallin H. Oaks Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Our Savior gave Himself in unselfish service. He taught that each of us should follow Him by denying ourselves of selfish interests in order to serve others.”

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52. “I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.”

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53. “To achieve our eternal destiny, we will desire and work for the qualities required to become an eternal being.”

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54. “And so we understand that the atonement of Jesus Christ gives us the opportunity to overcome spiritual death that results from sin, and, through making and keeping sacred covenants, to have the blessings of eternal life.”

— Dallin H. Oaks

55. “Well-taught doctrines and principles have a more powerful influence on behavior than rules.”

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56. “We must seek to be firmly rooted and converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

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57. “Let us give thanks for what we are and for the circumstances God has given us for our personal journey through mortality.”

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58. “Establish in the mind of a young person the powerful idea that he or she is a child of God, and you have given self-respect and motivation to move against the problems of life.”

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59. “Whoever functions in an office or calling received from one who holds priesthood keys exercises priesthood authority in performing her or his assigned duties.”

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60. “Pray that you will have good and correct attitudes about all your experiences – be they good or bad.”

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61. “Become what our Heavenly Father desires you to become.”

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62. “The ultimate treasures on earth and in heaven are our children and our posterity.”

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63. “To avoid all possibility for error is to avoid all possibility for growth.”

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64. “When I was 66, my wife June died of cancer. Two years later – a year and a half ago – I married Kristen McMain, the eternal companion who now stands at my side.”

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65. “Though we disagree, we should not be disagreeable.”

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66. “Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand.”

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67. “I just didn’t spend enough time with my job.”

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68. “The nature and extent of profanity and vulgarity in our society is a measure of its deterioration.”

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69. “Forgiving is divine. Plead for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord to forgive wrongs, to overcome faults, and to strengthen relationships.”

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70. “If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. We do not give up. The same thing should be true of our marriages.”

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71. “Let us all improve our personal behavior and redouble our efforts to protect our loved ones and our environment from the onslaught of pornography.”

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72. “My experiences taught me firsthand that when a person is not performing well, there are many possible reasons, some not of his own choosing.”

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73. “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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74. “Alcohol is the number one addictive drug in our day.”

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75. “The most effective missionsries always act out of love.”

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76. “When you put your trust in your dad, he will feel the responsibility of that trust and try harder than ever to understand and to help. As your father, he is entitled to inspiration on your behalf. His advice to you will be the heartfelt expressions of someone who knows and loves you. Your dad wants more than anything for you to be happy and successful, so why would you not want to trust someone like that? Boys, trust your dad.”

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77. “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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78. “In the acquisition of Sacred knowledge, scholarship and reason are not alternatives to revelation. They are a means to an end, and the end is revelation from God.”

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79. “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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80. “The word sharing affirms that we have something extraordinarily valuable and desire to give it to others for their benefit and blessing.”

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81. “Plan specifically so you can implement flexibly.”

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82. “Faith is developed in a setting where we cannot see ahead.”

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83. “Loving-kindness is required, but a follower of Christ-just like the Master-will be firm in the truth.”

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84. “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.”

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

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86. “Service to mankind must ever be the ideal of this great university. It was established in the name of Jesus Christ, who gave his life that all men might live.”

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87. “Religious insights and values are just as important today as they were 50 or 100 years ago.”

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88. “Our earliest efforts will be heard with joy by our Heavenly Father, however they are phrased.”

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89. “Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly those who do not have a formal divinity degree: like Paul and Peter and James and John.”

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