My Weekly General Conference….5

I’m switching things up a bit!  This is from the Saturday evening session:

Love and Law by Elder Dallin H. Oaks

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  Quote:

"Tolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one another’s differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning one’s standards or one’s opinions on political or public policy choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to insulate it from examination. "
— Dallin H. Oaks

 

Facts:

1.  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 1981, he was closely considered by the Ronald Reagan administration as a supreme court nominee along with Robert Bork, Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy. The position was filled by Sandra Day O'Connor to fulfil a campaign promise made by Reagan to appoint a woman to the court. (http://tinyurl.com/y8cqtdj)

2.  Elder Oaks is a graduate of Brigham Young University (1954) and of The University of Chicago Law School (1957). He practiced law and taught law in Chicago. He was president of Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1980, and a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1980 until his resignation in 1984 to accept his calling to the apostleship. (http://tinyurl.com/yzzoph5)

3.  Elder Dallin H. Oaks has served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since May 1984. (http://tinyurl.com/yzzoph5)

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. (http://tinyurl.com/y8cqtdj)

He recently returned from two years as area president of the Philippines Area. His current Church assignments include chairman of the Temple and Family History Executive Council. (http://tinyurl.com/yzzoph5)

4.  He and his late wife, June Dixon Oaks, are the parents of six children, twenty-eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She died 21 July 1998. On 25 August 2000, he married Kristen M. McMain in the Salt Lake Temple. (http://tinyurl.com/yzzoph5)

5.  He has been an officer or member of the board of many business, educational, and charitable organizations. He is the author or co-author of many books and articles on religious and legal subjects. (http://tinyurl.com/yzzoph5)

6.  Elder Oaks is known for delivering doctrinal talks at conference that covers facets of the church's basic doctrines. His delivery is simple and concise, and his messages are often referred to for clarification on doctrinal matters by the members.  (http://tinyurl.com/y8cqtdj)