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Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American religious leader and former jurist and academic who since 2018 has been the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was called as a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1984.
Jan 14, 2018 · Learn about Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church. Find out his personal and professional background, his books and articles, and his awards.
President Harold B. Lee, left, President Joseph Fielding Smith, and President N. Eldon Tanner sit with Dr. Dallin H. Oaks, new president of BYU, during inauguration rites for Oaks at the Provo campus.
Learn about Dallin H. Oaks, a First Counselor in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read his personal account of how he came to know and love the Prophet Joseph Smith through his studies and research.
- Treat others with respect and generosity: During the Great Depression, President Oaks’ father offered care as a medical doctor to many who could not afford to pay him.
- ‘Women can do it all’: After the death of his father, President Oaks’ mother had to be the breadwinner, the teacher and the mother to three children under the age of 7.
- Find a career to serve ‘your fellow man’: President Oaks grew up assuming that he should be a doctor because his father had been a doctor. But after starting college, he knew that studying medicine was not for him.
- Honor the Sabbath day: For six years in high school and at BYU, President Oaks worked 25 to 30 hours a week in radio — including Sundays because radio stations are a seven-days-a-week operation.
President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency and president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since May 1984.
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By President Dallin H. Oaks First Counselor in the First Presidency Our belief in divine inspiration gives Latter-day Saints a unique responsibility to uphold and defend the United States Constitution and principles of constitutionalism.
