Dallin h oaks political party
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Dallin H. Oaks
Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
| Dallin H. Oaks | |
|---|---|
Oaks speaking at Harvard Law School in 2010 | |
| January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14) – present | |
| Called by | Russell M. Nelson |
| Predecessor | Henry B. Eyring |
| January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14) – present | |
| Predecessor | Russell M. Nelson |
| May 3, 1984 (1984-05-03) – present | |
| Called by | Spencer W. Kimball |
| Reason | Death of Mark E. Petersen[1] |
| May 3, 1984 (1984-05-03) – January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14) | |
| Called by | Spencer W. Kimball |
| End reason | Called as First Counselor in the First Presidency |
| 1980 – 1984 | |
| Predecessor | D. Frank Wilkins |
| Successor | Michael D. Zimmerman |
| August 1971 – August 1980[2] | |
| Predecessor | Ernest L. Wilkinson |
| Successor | Jeffrey R. Holland |
| 1949–1954 | |
| Service/branch | United States National Guard |
| Unit | Utah National Guard |
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By Sarah Jane Weaver,Church News
President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, celebrates his 90th birthday on August 12, 2022.
Born in 1932 to Stella and Lloyd E. Oaks, married June Dixon in 1952; they are the parents of six children. She died from cancer on July 21, 1998. In August 2000, President Oaks married Kristen McMain — who has been by his side for 22 years.
A graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of Chicago Law School, President Oaks served as an attorney, a law professor, BYU president, and as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court. On April 7, 1984, he was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He ha
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Single but not alone: Sister Kristen Oaks opens up about the highs and lows of being single in the Church
I have a vested interest in single adults because I spent so much of my life as a single woman. My name is Kristen Meredith McMain Oaks. I married President Dallin H. Oaks, now of the First Presidency and then of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, when I was almost 53 years old. I rejoiced during my single years, and I suffered through them too, while I was discovering what Heavenly Father wanted for me. He was blessing me with adequate time and experience to build a solid and sure testimony.
“To remain active, a single member has to develop a deep and abiding testimony of gospel truths rather than depending solely on Church programs for happiness,” wrote one Church member from Los Angeles, California.
When we are single, our Church associations become especially meaningful to us. We look to our wards to provide not only a place to worship but also a place to socialize and be part of a ward family. Single members hold high expectations that their wards will be places of r
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