Racism, he explained, is defined by the idea that one’s own race is superior to others. As I looked at her with all the love I felt for her, I realized that she was only one of hundreds of thousands of little girls throughout the world, also children of our Heavenly Father, whom I was now responsible to try to help as an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. For many years Churchill warned against the evils of the Nazi government in Germany. I wept. “For example, within the tribes of Israel, only members of the tribe of Levi were acceptable for service in the temple. That is an eternal truth all reasonable people should support,” said the first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City, Utah. Kevin J Worthen, “The Process and Power of Hope,” BYU devotional address, 8 September 2020; emphasis in original. Latinos, Native Americans and Asians have also been victimized. Value and defend freedom of speech and of religion. President Dallin H. Oaks and his wife, President Henry B. Eyring, and five Apostles and most of their wives also received the vaccine. He and his late wife, June Dixon Oaks, are the parents of six children. My dear young friends, I am pleased to speak to this BYU-Idaho audience. The Lord's Timing: 4:02II. UA 1300 Series 1, Dallin H. Oaks and Stan Watts devotional, 1971 November 12, Carton: 28, Reel: 24. Rely on the counsel of His loving Son, a Savior who has assured us that “if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.”5 The Lord promised that in the midst of prophesied destructions and tragedies, He will protect the righteous.6. “We share our history and enjoy the advantages of our constitutional government and the prosperity of this nation,” he said. I urge you to treat others with civility and respect, and vote.”. Faith means trust—trust in God’s will and in His timing. Statement from the collaboration between the leaders of the NAACP and the Church of Jesus Christ, in “Prophet Joins NAACP Leaders in Call for Racial Harmony in America,” Church of Jesus Christ Newsroom, 8 June 2020, newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/prophet-naacp-leaders-racial-harmony-america-op-ed. Carter Wilson is on Facebook. In that setting, Churchill spoke these words in the House of Commons in June 1940: There are many who would hold an inquest in the House of Commons on the conduct of the Governments—and of Parliaments . In that critical period, many of Churchill’s associates and newly converted supporters advocated his taking punitive measures against those who had contributed to the unprepared, precarious position in which the British found themselves. You will recall President Russell M. Nelson’s great teachings in general conference on this subject and perhaps my own plea that Latter-day Saints unite to “root out racism.”7 To do that, we must have clear thinking about how current events should be analyzed and acted upon in view of this nation’s shameful history of Black slavery. . “Of course Black lives matter. So what do we do now? The Israelites as a whole were forbidden to marry the Canaanites and some others of surrounding lands. President Oaks' remarks will be broadcast live on BYUtv, BYUtv.org (and archived for on-demand streaming), KBYU-TV 11, Classical 89 FM, BYUradio 107.9 FM, and SiriusXM 143. If circumstances allowed, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, would relish meeting face-to-face with every member of the “rising generation” of the Church to share his love and Apostolic counsel. Yet that is how racism affects thinking and practices toward others. February 25, 2014. . . La revelación es la comunicación de Dios con el hombre. I wondered, Are the advocates and actors in these efforts aware of what they are attempting to erase? The safest course is not to reject or supplement the Divine plan by human reasoning.”, President Oaks then asked his devotional audience to again consider Churchill’s wise counsel: “[I]f we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.”. Random House Dictionary of the English Language, unabridged edition, 1973, s.v. . In January of 2018 Dallin H. Oaks was called as a counselor in the First Presidency of the Church. BYU–Hawaii #1952 55-220 Kulanui Street Bldg 5 Laie, Hawaii 96762-1293 (808) 675-3457 communications@byuh.edu _____ Office Hours and Location Lorenzo Snow Administration Building Room 200 Mon. Dallin H. Oaks was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court when this devotional address was given on 29 September 1981. He taught: While one portion of the human race [is] judging and condemning the other without mercy, the great parent of the universe looks upon the whole of the human family with a fatherly care and paternal regard; he views them as his offspring, and without any of those contracted feelings that influence the children of men.2. Many were distressed at these attempts to erase prominent figures from our history—even history that we would be pleased to change if we could. Congress granted citizenship to Native Americans in the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (8 U.S.C. Examples include abolishing the police or seriously reducing their effectiveness or changing our constitutional government. Randolph S. Churchill (London: Cassell and Company, 1941), 226. The Lord's Timing: 4:02II. The Creator of us all calls on each of us to abandon attitudes of prejudice against any group of God’s children. The recent nationwide protests were fueled by powerful feelings that this country suffers from and must abolish racism. He is a native of Provo, Utah (born in 1932). Instead of being swept along in the anxiety and fear that is characteristic of your generation, rely on the assurances of a loving Heavenly Father. The direction for Jews not to associate with Samaritans was because of their partial descent from non-Israelite peoples.”. 27. I do so because we live in a world where many deny the existence of God or the significance of His commandments. Thirty-six years ago, on the day after I was called to the Quorum of the Twelve and sustained in general conference, I was alone in my home in Provo, contemplating the significance of that calling. Since I cannot meet with you individually as I would love to do, I must try to help you through teaching correct principles and trying to help you follow them. Using current definitions, some might call such divine actions and prophet-taught principles racist. Now, with prophetic clarification, let us all heed our prophet’s call to repent, to change, and to improve. Current City and Hometown. We Need a Way Out,” Opinion, Deseret News, 18 September 2020. See Deuteronomy 7:1–3; Ezra 9:1–2, 12. . A native of Provo, Utah, he and his late wife, June Dixon Oaks, are the parents of six children. The shocking police-produced death of George Floyd in Minnesota last May was surely the trigger for these nationwide protests whose momentum was carried forward under the message of “Black Lives Matter.” Of course Black lives matter! The former BYU president noted that students at the university continue to face pandemic-caused social, academic and professional disruptions. Combating racism and the Black Lives Matter movement were among the topics stressed in President Dallin H. Oaks’ BYU devotional address. Notes 1. Luke Lyman, “Guest Opinion: Gen Z Is Lost in a Desert of Shallow Activism. Tagged Dallin H. Oaks, equality, Not Ordained but Called: Women and the Priesthood, priesthood, Priesthood Power, Sarah Shields, the keys and authority of the priesthood, Women 1 2 Never miss a post! BYU Devotional Address Thomas S. Monson (10/15/91) BYU Devotional Address Howard W. Hunter (1/5/92) BYU Devotional Address By Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles The following is the video and text from the address Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave during a Brigham Young University devotional on September 13, 2016, in Provo, Utah. There are many examples of racism against Blacks in recent American history — including police brutality and other systemic discrimination in employment and housing, said President Oaks. By Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Join Facebook to connect with Kevin Bodily and others you may know. Current efforts to identify and eliminate personal and official racism, he said, are best accomplished by understanding its relationship to scriptural references. 1. Ayleen Ahumada is on Facebook. Winston S. Churchill, comp. See Dallin H. Oaks, “Anxiety in Stressful Times,” BYU–Hawaii devotional address, 11 June 2019, speeches.byuh.edu/devotional/anxiety-in-stressful-times. The gathering was itself historic, marking the first time since the outbreak of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic that a relatively small gathering of students was able to participate in a devotional at the Church-owned school in person. More recently, following the initial protests of the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, President Nelson declared: We join with many throughout this nation and around the world who are deeply saddened at recent evidences of racism and a blatant disregard for human life. 8. 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