President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will deliver a keynote address at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
The event, titled “Faith, Freedom and the Common Good,” will explore the relationship between religious faith and American democracy. President Oaks will speak on faith, religious liberty, and the United States Constitution on the eve of Constitution Day.
President Oaks has spoken and written extensively on religious freedom, the United States Constitution, and the importance of faith in civic life. Before his call as an Apostle in 1984, he served as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court and was a professor of law at the University of Chicago.
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