Opposition in All Things
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Elder Dallin H. Oaks - Opposition permits us to grow toward what our Heavenly Father would have us become. www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/opposition-in-all-things?lang=eng
April 2016 General Conference
@omphilemokate3604 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite talks
@jacobandersen6075 6 жыл бұрын
The Lord's servants are guided by the Spirit as they consistently reveal the simple and liberating truths of the Gospel. We sustain you Elder Oaks.
@latter-daysaintbatman2679 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your testimony.
@CristianPerez-wd4vs 8 жыл бұрын
Speaking of opposition...There are some dislikes for this great conference talk. I will stand by the Lord's servants.
@latter-daysaintbatman2679 Жыл бұрын
As do I.
@EpochRazael 7 жыл бұрын
The Church is making great efforts to be transparent with the records we have, but after all we can publish, our members are sometimes left with basic questions that cannot be resolved by study. That is the Church history of "opposition in all things." Some things can only be learned by faith. Our ultimate reliance must be faith in the witness we have received from the Holy Ghost.
@katherinem.4414 2 жыл бұрын
The Holy Ghost is a much more reliable source than only bits of history that may or may not be factual, especially out of context. I don’t know what those are, so I don’t really know if they are true or not, but I do know that there are historians who will distort or deceive people by not telling the truth, or maybe not telling the full truth. It has been said that they can deceive the very elect. So I stay with the Holy Ghost, and with the brethren, and don’t try to investigate something that may be controversial. I saw someone who did, and the truth was not opened up to them fully in this life, because he was very closed to it. Maybe God did not tell him yet. One other who did the same now questions the truth a lot. Each of those people had a problem with Joseph Smith after reading a book that was not true history by a historian. I threw away a copy of that book because of what that author had done....which has had ripple effects with me. Even tragedies.
@dracobigginz1817 8 жыл бұрын
I sustain you
@chaconswrenchin3557 6 жыл бұрын
Smooth Asmr over ruled
@mustachkids 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you Elder Oaks!
@tooly76 6 ай бұрын
Amen
@theredwarriortheredsoldier4112 6 жыл бұрын
What powerful words.
@micahtuner7199 8 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Are you listening?
@brettcarlson2937 6 жыл бұрын
Love
@joeydehart3429 4 жыл бұрын
A great example of things that people offer opposition on is the early banks. These banks failed yet were established by a prophet. SO some use the logic that if he was a prophet how did he not see that it would fail. Him being a prophet doesn't mean God gives him an omnipotent complete knowledge of the future. It means that God gives him the gift of delivering specific messages at specific times. There is a time and a season for all things. Also Joseph Smith was here as part of his test as well so he needed to have adversity as well.
@latter-daysaintbatman2679 Жыл бұрын
After all, Prophets are on earth for His purpose. They cannot question it. They have to obey. Joseph Smith understood his purpose. Prophets were never meant to be loved. They are here to speak the eternal truths of God!! Why not go on in so great a cause?
@Zathreana 4 жыл бұрын
Why does God have to have a plan in which he has guaranteed losses in his children. Does he really love us perfectly? I'm having trouble with this.
@lakeolson2855 3 жыл бұрын
I’m curious, is this still a question you have or has it been answered? I’m happy to answer if you haven’t received one yet.
@isaacgonzalez2646 3 жыл бұрын
God loves us perfectly but because we have free will we have the choice to not choose His plan. He allowed us to have choice and sometimes people choose the wrong choice which leads to them not returning to Him because they intentionally chose wrong.
@alamauluave353 3 жыл бұрын
Free agency to choose
@alamauluave353 3 жыл бұрын
Free agency
@jeppajeppson2900 2 жыл бұрын
If we don’t have to choose we would not grow + I think Heavenly Fathers does knows we are happy chosen because we are always glad to see success and we would not be able to be happy as robots.