Oaks’ change of venue
Dallin H. Oaks may have given up his shot at sitting on the nation’s highest bench in 1984, when he left as a Utah Supreme Court justice to become an apostle.
“If he had wanted it, he could have been appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, a position seen as a steppingstone to becoming a member of the U.S. Supreme Court,” biographer Richard Turley, told interviewer Kurt Manwaring. “His name ended up on lists of potential Supreme Court appointees. He let his friend Antonin Scalia take one such opportunity that might have been his, and Scalia was later appointed to the Supreme Court.”
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Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed several societal issues and provided encouraging words of faith, hope, peace and other gospel principles during the faith’s 191st Annual General Conference held on Easter weekend.
This was the third consecutive General Conference held remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many spoke from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, some general authorities outside the U.S. pre-recorded their messages that were shown during the conference.
Love and inclusion
Elder Gary E. Stevenson speaks to members across the world from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City and encourages members to role models of kindness and inclusion. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
International inclusion, Easter messages, 20 new temples mark historic conference Tad Walch © Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Visitors walk near the Salt Lake Temple, which is under renovation, during the 191st Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 4, 2021.
President Russell M. Nelson announced plans Sunday for a record-setting 20 locations for new temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 11 of them outside the United States crowning an unforgettably international end to the faith’s 191st Annual General Conference.
A day after leaders called for the church to become the inclusive inn of Jesus Christ, a unique Easter morning session featured another first nine speakers from nine different countries. In all, talks, prayers and music provided for the session came from a total of 13 countries Australia, Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong (China), Mexico, New Zealand, Nicara
LDS General Conference Easter sessions focus on Christ with an international flavor
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President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the afternoon session of general conference on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021.
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Though most Latter-day Saints identify as Republicans, no political party, platform or individual candidate represents all the churchâs positions, Dallin H. Oaks said on the final day of the 191st Annual General Conference.
âWe should never assert that a faithful Latter-day Saint cannot belong to a particular party or vote for a particular candidate,â said Oaks, first counselor in the governing First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. âThere are many political issues, and no party, platform
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