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Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) was born in Provo, Utah. He is a former professor of law at the University of Chicago's school of law, former president of Brigham Young University, and former justice of Utah's Supreme Court. In 1984 he was ordained an Apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.He was the youngest Apostle by years at that time, and the first one younger than President Thomas S. Monson who had been ordained over twenty years before. Since the senior living Apostle becomes President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this has led to speculation that Elder Oaks may one day lead the Church, but at present this would be far in the future. In 2002 he was sent to personally preside over the Church in the Philippines, normally the task of a member of the Quorums of the Seventy, a lower-ranking quorum of Church General Authoritya General Authority is a priesthood leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose responsibility is at a church-wide level, rather than localized to a particular area or unit of the Church. In most cases, General Authorities are given au. At the same time Jeffrey R. HollandJeffrey Roy Holland (born December 3, 1940) was ordained an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on June 23, 1994, following the death of President Ezra Taft Benson, and sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 19, who had followed Elder Oaks as president of Brigham Young University and later become the youngest Apostle, was assigned to preside over the Church in ChileThe word chile may also refer to Chilli pepper. The Republic of Chile is a republic located on the southwestern coast of South America. It is a long and narrow piece of land between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It shares borders with Argenti.
At 72, Elder Oaks would be retired from most forms of organized activity, but the LDS Church being organized the way it is, if he survives, his time of greatest prominence lies years in the future.
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Oaks, Dallin H.
Oaks, Dallin H.
