Dallin Harris Oaks 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. He was called as a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1984. Currently, he is the second most senior apostle by years of service and is the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Dallin H. Oaks and family's inauguration photo (1971)
Oaks while president of BYU (1977)
Dallin H. Oaks (right) with LDS Church president Thomas S. Monson (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama (center) in the Oval Office on July 20, 2009, presenting a personal volume of President Obama's genealogy as a gift from the LDS Church.
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is a priesthood calling in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Normally, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve is the most senior apostle in the church, aside from the president of the church. When the president of the church dies, it is the president of the Quorum of the Twelve who becomes the new church president. The calling of President of the Twelve has been held by 27 men. 16 Quorum Presidents have subsequently become President of the Church. Since January 2018, Dallin H. Oaks has been the President of the Quorum of the Twelve. Since Oaks is also first counselor in the First Presidency, M. Russell Ballard served as acting president until his death on November 12, 2023. Jeffrey R. Holland became the new acting president on November 15, 2023.
Image: Brigham Young by Charles William Carter
Image: Orson Hyde
Image: John Taylor seated in chair
Image: Wilford Woodruff 1889
