Dallin H. Oaks quotes and words of wisdom |  | "Our attitude toward abortion ... is fixed by our knowledge that
according to an eternal plan all of the spirit children of God must come
to this earth for a glorious purpose, and that individual identity began
long before conception and will continue for all the eternities to come.
We rely on the prophets of God who have told us that while there may be
?rare? exceptions, ?the practice of elective abortion is fundamentally
contrary to the Lord?s injunction, ?Thou shalt not ... kill, nor do
anything like unto it?" | |  | Found in the topic Abortion.
| | | "Materialism, which gives priority to material needs and objects, is
obviously the opposite of spirituality" | | | Found in the topic Materialism.
| | | "Motive is also important in our quest for knowledge and in the
questioning that accompanies it. In commenting on our duty to educate for
eternity, Eugene England writes: Teaching or learning ? with the Spirit of
God simply means (though it is not simple) that we are doing so with an eye
single to eternal, not worldly, values, with an eye single to lasting
development of the mind and spirit and to useful service to others,
especially to aid in their lasting development of mind and spirit. ?Why
the Church is as True as the Gospel, Bookcraft, 1986, p. 86." | | | Found in the topic Motives.
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Interesting Quotes
You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.Charles Buxton
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.W. Somerset Maugham - English dramatist & novelist (1874 - 1965)
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