8 inspiring facts about the life of Sister Kristen M. Oaks

Sister Oaks served a mission in Japan and later worked as a consultant for the largest privately held publishing house in America.
Volunteers from Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, England, and France gathered to serve.
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After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School, he clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United States Supreme Court.
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