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Sunday morning session · October 2026 General Conference

President Dallin H. Oaks

The Gospel of Jesus Christ Is for All

President of the Church

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In brief

President Oaks testifies that this is Christ's Church and that the way through every struggle, including doubt, is to draw closer to Jesus Christ through daily prayer and scripture study, with patience for others and for ourselves. He urges members to keep their commandments and covenants, protected by the sacrament and temple, and teaches that there is no ultimate conflict between scientific and spiritual ways of knowing. Citing the Book of Mormon's witness that God's grace is for all people, he calls on everyone to act on these truths and share them.

1,289words
~13minutes
24.8references to Christ per 1,000 words
1questions asked
3direct invitations

Themes in this talk

Witness 11Covenants 3Adversity 3Grace 2Striving 1Identity 1Truth with love 1Daily practices 1

Number of coded passages from this talk in each theme.

Direct invitations

Sentences where the speaker directly invited, urged, asked or pleaded with us to act, in the exact words.

Keep the commandments and your covenants

“I urge you to keep the commandments and be true to the covenants so many of you have made to guide you along the covenant path.”

T27.07
Believe the Book of Mormon's promises

“These promises from the Book of Mormon are true. Millions believe them and have had experiences to affirm their truth. I invite all to believe them.”

T27.16
Act on these truths and share them

“I call upon all to act on these truths and to share them with others that we may all draw closer to Jesus Christ, our Savior.”

T27.18

Teach this talk

Three ready-to-teach 30-minute lessons built on this talk.

Adults · 30 minutesCloser to Him, Whatever We CarryWhatever our concerns, questions or doubts, the way to overcome them is to get closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ, whose grace is for all.Youth · 30 minutesWhat to Do with a QuestionWhatever questions or doubts we have, the way to overcome them is to get closer to Jesus Christ, hold on to what we know and keep learning.Children · 30 minutesJesus Invites EveryoneJesus Christ loves all people everywhere and invites everyone to come to Him.

Test yourself on this talk

Three short quizzes on what President Oaks taught: easy for families and first-time listeners, medium for understanding, hard for careful study.

Questions and explanations are written for this site and are not official Church materials. Each answer points to the paragraph of the official talk it comes from. All quizzes →

Key passages

Striving · work in progress

“We are all a work in progress.”

T27.06
Identity · unearned divine love

“He is relentless in His loving pursuit of each of you.”

T27.07
Witness · book of mormon power

“The Book of Mormon is a great witness that the Lord loves all people and reaches out to all, everywhere.”

T27.13
Witness · universal reach of grace

“His grace is for all.”

T27.15

Scripture referenced

  • Articles of Faith 1:1
  • D&C 20:17–21
  • Moses 1:31–33
  • Moses 2:1–2
  • 3 Nephi 11:14
  • Mosiah 3:18
  • Moses 6:52, 59
  • Omni 1:26
  • 2 Nephi 9:5
  • 2 Nephi 9:21
  • 3 Nephi 11–28
  • John 10:16
  • 3 Nephi 16:1
  • 3 Nephi 16:2–3
  • 3 Nephi 17:4
  • 2 Nephi 29:7
  • 2 Nephi 26:33
  • Alma 5:49
  • 2 Nephi 26:13
  • 2 Nephi 29:13
  • Moses 7:62
  • Book of Mormon title page

From the talk's official footnotes and in-text citations.