{"id":110945,"date":"2024-10-06T05:37:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T22:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110945"},"modified":"2024-10-06T05:37:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T22:37:43","slug":"president-oaks-says-avoid-contention-be-peacemakers-church-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110945","title":{"rendered":"President Oaks says avoid contention, be peacemakers \u2013 Church News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a time of toxic communication and hostility in public and personal relationships, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/2018\/1\/25\/23213455\/getting-to-know-president-dallin-h-oaks-of-the-first-presidency\/\">President Dallin H. Oaks<\/a> taught that followers of Jesus Christ need to avoid contention and be peacemakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">President Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, concluded the Saturday morning session of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/members\/2024\/10\/04\/general-conference-october-2024-lds-talk-summaries-session-highlights-news-announcements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2024 general conference<\/a> by re-emphasizing what he described as \u201cone of Christ\u2019s best-known commandments \u2014 most revolutionary and most difficult to follow\u201d and yet \u201ca most fundamental part of His invitation to follow Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Quoting familiar Bible language, President Oaks said: \u201cLove your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/scriptures\/nt\/matt\/5?lang=eng&amp;id=p44#p44\">Matthew 5:44<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Jesus also taught, \u201cBlessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/scriptures\/nt\/matt\/5?lang=eng&amp;id=p9#p9\">Matthew 5:9<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAs followers of Christ,\u201d President Oaks told the worldwide audience of Latter-day Saints and their friends, \u201cwe teach and testify of Jesus Christ, our perfect role model. So, let us follow Him by foregoing contention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAs we pursue our preferred policies in public actions, let us qualify for His blessings by using the language and methods of peacemakers. In our families and other personal relationships let us avoid what is harsh and hateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"'Following-Christ'\" class=\"cn-article-body__h2\">\u2018Following Christ\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">At the beginning of his remarks \u2014 titled \u201cFollowing Christ\u201d \u2014 President Oaks explained that following the Savior is not a casual or occasional practice. \u201cIt is a continuous commitment and way of life that should guide us at all times and in all places,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">God\u2019s commandments provide the guiding and steadying force in one\u2019s life, President Oaks said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He compared experiences in mortality to a boy and his father flying a kite on a windy day. When the boy proposed to cut the connecting string so the kite could rise higher, his father explained that the string holds it in place against the wind. Losing hold on the string would cause the kite to be carried away and inevitably crash to the earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThat essential string represents the covenants that connect us to God, our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ,\u201d President Oaks said. \u201cAs we honor those covenants by keeping Their commandments and following Their Plan of Redemption, Their promised blessings enable us to soar to celestial heights.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-article-body__image-wrapper\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"2000\">\n<figure class=\"c-media-item cn-article-body__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50;background-color:#F6F6F6;cursor:pointer\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/resizer\/v2\/YMR2HXXGTBFRFKAXKZZOA4RUWA.JPG?auth=e401abd809871884382ed227a5ffbf000c085009b54e0fec043c6e104614e0ce&amp;focal=0%2C0&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066 2x\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/><figcaption class=\"c-media-item__fig-caption\"><span class=\"c-media-item__caption\">Conferencegoers participate in the sustaining of leadership of the church in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the 194th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday Oct. 5, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"c-media-item__credit\">| Scott G Winterton, Deseret News <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"Re-emphasizing-the-Savior's-teachings\" class=\"cn-article-body__h2\">Re-emphasizing the Savior\u2019s teachings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">President Oaks said the Lord gives two types of commandments \u2014 permanent, like the doctrine of Christ, and temporary, like leading the pioneer exodus west. Temporary commandments are those necessary for the needs of the Lord\u2019s Church in temporary circumstances and are set aside when the need has passed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Some permanent commandments have taken time to be generally observed and need re-emphasis because of circumstances faced by the Church and its members, he said. One example is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/2018\/1\/16\/23213417\/getting-to-know-president-russell-m-nelson-of-the-first-presidency\/\">President Russell M. Nelson<\/a>\u2019s recent call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/2018\/10\/the-correct-name-of-the-church?lang=eng\">the Church to be known<\/a> by its revealed name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Another of the Savior\u2019s teachings that seems to require re-emphasis in present circumstances is avoiding contention, President Oaks said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a time of many harsh and hurtful words in public communications and sometimes even in our families. Sharp differences on issues of public policy often result in actions of hostility \u2014 even hatred \u2014 in public and personal relationships,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">President Oaks noted that avoiding contention was among the first principles Jesus taught when He appeared to the Nephites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhile He taught this in the context of disputes over religious doctrine, the reasons He gave clearly apply to communications and relationships in politics, public policy, and family relationships,\u201d President Oaks said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Avoid-contention-be-peacemakers\" class=\"cn-article-body__h2\">Avoid contention, be peacemakers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Re-emphasizing the Savior\u2019s closely related teaching about peacemakers, President Oaks quoted President Nelson, who recently urged all to choose to be a peacemaker. \u201cTrue disciples of Jesus Christ are peacemakers,\u201d President Nelson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/2023\/04\/47nelson?lang=eng\">said in April 2023 general conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cTo follow our perfect role model and His prophet,\u201d President Oaks said, \u201cwe need to practice what is popularly known as the Golden Rule: \u2018all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets\u2019\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/scriptures\/nt\/matt\/7?lang=eng&amp;id=p11-p12#p11\">Matthew 7:12<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">President Oaks continued: \u201cWe need to love and do good to all. We need to avoid contention and be peacemakers in all our communications. This does not mean to compromise our principles and priorities, but to cease harshly attacking others for theirs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThat is what our perfect role model did in His ministry. 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