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summary points:
- Followers of Christ must renounce the anger and hatred with which political options are debated or denounced. A “well-known but rarely practiced” teaching of the Savior is “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:43- 44).
- People learn to love their enemy or adversary by avoiding anger or hostility, increasing the love of Christ and keeping the laws of their country.
- It is possible to obey and seek to improve the laws of a nation and also love the adversaries and enemies. “Although it is not easy, it is possible with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
summary of the talk:
Christ’s followers must renounce the anger and hatred with which political options are debated or denounced. A “well known but rarely practiced” teaching of the Savior is “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:43- 44).
loving your enemies is not easy, but it must be essential, since it is part of the two great commandments of the savior “love the lord your god” and “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37, 39). it must also be possible, because he also taught, “ask, and it shall be given to you; seek and ye shall find” (Matthew 7:7).
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The first step in learning to love an enemy is to follow the Savior’s teaching not to “contend with anger” and to understand the power of love.
another essential part of loving enemies is to “yield to caesar” by keeping the laws of one’s country. “Although Jesus’ teachings were revolutionary, he did not teach revolution or lawbreaking. he taught a better way.”
the savior’s teaching of loving enemies is based on the reality that all mortals are beloved children of god. “That timeless principle and some basic tenets of law were put to the test in recent protests in many American cities.”
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There have been racial injustices. “As citizens and as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we must do more to help eradicate racism.”
the constitution protects peaceful protest. “mob redress is redress by illegal means. that is anarchy, a condition that has no effective government or formal police, that undermines rather than protects individual rights.”
Loyalty to established law instead of “allies” or temporary ideologies, is the best way to love enemies in the search for unity in diversity. “Knowing that we are all children of God gives us a divine vision of the value of all others and the will and ability to overcome prejudice and racism.”
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in the news:
- In an interview with Church News, President Oaks and the other members of the First Presidency reaffirmed that the only answer to conflict is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- During their mission to 2020 Leadership Seminar Address June 27, President Oaks spoke about how the sacrifices made by missionaries serving during the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the spirit of missionary work.
about the speaker:
- president dallin h. Oaks was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1984.
- As a young man, President Oaks obtained a radiotelephone operator’s license and later worked as a broadcaster and radio engineer.
- President Oaks was a law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United States. uu. supreme court and then served as a judge on the utah supreme court until his call to the apostleship in 1984.
- president oaks and his late wife, june dixon oaks, are the parents of six children. she died on july 21, 1998. on aug. 25, 2000, he married Kristen M. mcmain at the salt lake temple.
Recently on social media:
- Even during the difficult times we are all facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the fundamental principles of faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to his gospel remain the same as ever, President Oaks wrote in a Sept. 10 instagram posts.
- the most important knowledge on earth is to know that jesus christ is the only begotten and beloved son of god, president oaks taught in an august conference. 23 facebook post.
- Because reading the scriptures is a source of revelation, President Oaks encouraged everyone to read the scriptures repeatedly and daily in a June 25 Instagram post.