Life's Lessons Learned
Elder Dallin H. Oaks was called as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve in 1984. A graduate of BYU and The University of Chicago Law School, he practiced law for several years. In 1972 he was named president of BYU, where he served for nine years. He was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court for three years. Elder Oaks and his late wife, June Dixon Oaks, are the parents of six children. He married Kristen McMain in 2000.