Elder Oaks taught:
“Because of this declaration of the Lord, we refer to this,
His Church – our Church – as the “only true Church.” Sometimes we do this in a way that gives
great offense to people who belong to other churches or who subscribe to other
philosophies. But God has not taught us
anything that should cause us to feel superior to other people. Certainly all churches and philosophies have
elements of truth in them, some more than others. Certainly God loves all His children. And certainly His gospel plan is for all His
children, all according to His own timetable.
So what does it mean that The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is the only true Church?’
“Three features – (1) fulness of doctrine, (2) power of the
priesthood, and (3) testimony of Jesus Christ – explain why God has declared
and why we as His servants maintain that this is the only true and living
Church upon the face of the whole earth…This Church is “living” because we have
prophets who continue to give us the word of the Lord that is needed for our
time.” (Dallin H. Oaks, “The Only True
and Living Church,” New Era, Aug. 2011, 3, 5)
