Faith
When Law Meets Love: Dallin H. Oaks’ Ministry to Sexual and Gender Minorities
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.
Jeff Bennion
October 10, 2025
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.
What truth about family transcends time? The doctrine of the family is centered in Christ and consistent in scripture.
Can the temple be a place of healing for sexual minorities? For one man, it offered peace, identity, and divine belonging.
Is compassion enough? True support for LGBT+ Latter-day Saints lies in gospel truths, not worldly narratives.
The Family Proclamation stands firm.
Do same-sex attracted Latter-day Saints fit in God’s plan? Yes, through faith, covenants, and divine love.
Do healthy male-to-male relationships influence sexual fluidity? One man’s experience led him to research the question.
The Church’s teachings on gender, sexuality, and family are deeply rooted in doctrine and observable reality, suggesting limited scope for drastic changes.
With so many loud voices declaring their personal grievances over sexuality and gender in the Church, those of us who feel differently need to speak up clearly as well.