It’s fitting this week to revisit our <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/04/14/mormon-land-lawyer-judge/'>2021 “Mormon Land” podcast</a> with the biographer of President Dallin H. Oaks, the <a href='https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/10/14/new-lds-church-prophet-first/'>newly installed leader</a> of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In this episode, historian Richard Turley discusses his book “<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Lord-Life-Dallin-Oaks/dp/1629728764'>In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks</a>," which documents the personal journey of a church leader known for his devotion to religious liberty, his doctrinal dissections and his pointed preachings from the pulpit.
Oaks’ father died when he was 7 years old. Reared by his mother and his maternal grandparents, he committed himself to hard work and diligent scholarship.
He became a star student, earned a degree at one of the nation’s most prestigious law schools and launched a legal career that would see him rise to the Utah Supreme Court with whispers that he someday could land a seat on the country’s highest court.
Then, virtually overnight, Oaks changed his life’s trajectory, trading his career in the law for a commitment to his Lord. He accepted a call to be a Latter-day Saint apostle, a lifetime appointment in which he now serves as the faith’s prophet-president.
Enjoy this episode and learn about life of the church’s 18th president.

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