Pres. Oaks’s life shows us it’s never too late for gospel learning

Pres. Oaks says he didn’t begin a “systematic in-depth study” of the gospel until he was 31 years old.
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Elder Gilbert has served as a General Authority Seventy since April 2021 and as the Commissioner of the Church Educational System since August of that year.
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“I met my future wife, Deborah, on my baptism day. … Spending time with her deepened my understanding of Jesus Christ.”
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For members of the Treasure Valley Ward, the moment represents years of faith, sacrifice, and divine preparation.
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February 17, 2026 03:45 PM MST
“Without Sarah, the full expression of the Abrahamic covenant could not have taken place.”
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February 17, 2026 10:52 AM MST
Elder Clark G. Gilbert specifically directed his first social media message as an Apostle to young adults.
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Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, visited Welfare Square and the Bishops’ Central Storehouse.
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February 10, 2026 01:57 PM MST
During his first BYU devotional as the prophet, President Oaks encouraged us to focus on the Savior.
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February 10, 2026 10:34 AM MST
“The reason we planned this activity is because we wanted to be able to give back to the adults that have given us so much love and support throughout our time as youth.”
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February 09, 2026 03:06 PM MST
These teachings are so familiar to us that we may forget they’re unique to Latter-day Saint theology.
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June 25, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
When I was about 13 years of age, a new family moved into our ward. They had a 12-year-old son. He and I had some things in common. He was the oldest in his family; I was the oldest in my family. He had an alpha male personality; I had an alpha male personality. But perhaps the thing we had most in common was a very strong dislike for one another. I don’t know why—we didn’t even know each other well enough to be enemies. Yet it was true that we did not get along at all.
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June 24, 2020 07:35 PM MDT
Some Latter-day Saint artists recently teamed up to perform a cover of country singer Thomas Rhett's new song, “Be A Light.”
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June 24, 2020 04:27 PM MDT
On June 20, ProjectProtect officially ended after an added “encore week.” Over the course of six weeks, 57,500 volunteers from around the state of Utah sewed more than 5.7 million medical-grade masks to help health care professionals in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 24, 2020 12:39 PM MDT
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced groundbreaking dates for the Orem Utah Temple.
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June 24, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
The June pick for LDS Living Book Club is The Founder of Our Peaceby John Hilton III. Follow the LDS Living Book Club Instagram for more insights with the author.
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June 23, 2020 09:54 PM MDT
The day before Jill Norris gave birth to her son Emmett, the doctors told her everything looked fine with the baby. He appeared ready to be delivered. Only a few days after his birth, however, the doctors were telling Jill her son had only a 4 percent chance of survival.
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June 23, 2020 06:57 PM MDT
You might recognize Christopher “Topher” Clark as the actor who played Paul in the Church’s Bible videos. So it is only appropriate that at his funeral, after his mortal battle against ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease was over, his sister Stephanie Nielson said she had been studying the life of the Apostle her brother portrayed.
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June 23, 2020 06:42 PM MDT
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made a $20,000 donation to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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June 23, 2020 06:34 PM MDT
As the fall semester approaches, several of the institutions in the Church Educational System (CES) are making announcements regarding plans for the fall semester. Plans vary from entirely remote learning at BYU-Hawaii to a hybrid of in-person and remote classes at BYU in Provo.
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