You can never get enough of what you don't need, because what you don't need won't satisfy you.
Dallin H. OaksTolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one anotherโs differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning oneโs standards or oneโs opinions on political or public policy choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to insulate it from examination.
Dallin H. OaksIt 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. OaksWe need to remember the purpose of our service to one another. If it were only to accomplish some part of His work, God could dispatch 'legions of angels.' . . . But that would not achieve the purpose of the service He has prescribed. We serve God and our fellowmen in order to become the kind of children who can return to live with our heavenly parents.
Dallin H. Oaks