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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 early Church practices justify new sealings? The evidence affirms doctrinal continuity, not revisionist change.
Is theological silence a loophole? Air Bud logic misreads doctrine and undermines revealed foundations.
The Family Proclamation stands firm.
Are medical and religious rights at odds in transgender youth care? Explore the ethical and legal battles in this high-stakes controversy.
Is identity subjective or divine? Ancient philosophy and modern debates converge to redefine gender perceptions.
What do leaked WPATH files and the Cass Review reveal? Youth gender medicine practices are unethical and harmful.
Those who disagree with medical and social transition efforts deserve therapy that respects their values.
Exploring the parallels between ancient Greek sacrifices and today’s cultural rituals, the analysis underscores the importance of discerning core doctrines from lesser controversies. It advocates for principle-based discipleship.
President Dallin H. Oaks, of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke last night, Sunday, May 21, 2023, to a group of young single adults. The intimate conversation about marriage, family, identity, and love was broadcast to a worldwide audience. Oaks spoke on many topics frequently discussed in Public Square. So we wanted to share some articles if you’re interested in thinking more about the themes he presented. Truth & Love Holding the Tension of Truth and Love (and Where We All Get It a Little Wrong) Agape Love for Christmas Why Is It “Big News” That Believers Are Motivated by Love? Comparing Allyship and Discipleship Marriage Tying a Stronger Knot: Overcoming Contemporary Marital Myths Sexuality and Truth in Harmony The Philosophical Basis of Biblical Marriage Latter-day Saint Families: Eternal Perspectives Children Zero Population Growth Isn’t the Answer, My Friend The Lesson We Need From America’s Most Fertile Religion Sexuality Have Progressives Really Won this Contest of Ideas? Treasuring All That God Has Revealed Is Sexuality Who We Are or What We Do? Can Religious Freedom Heal the LGBT+ and Faith Divide? Transgender Questions Separating Fact from Fiction with Gender Identity Every Body Matters Identity Our Deepening Divide Over Identity On Symbols and Identities
Increasingly, we are hearing that honoring preferred pronouns is simply a way to show love and nothing more. Yet this overlooks both the larger ideology connected to this pronoun embrace and its real-life implications, especially in the lives of young people.