Witness of Christ

President Dallin H. Oaks (1984): This semiannual conference is my first opportunity to speak to the general membership of the Church, to express acceptance of my calling to the Council of the Twelve. … I will devote my whole heart, might, mind, and strength to the great trust placed in me, especially to the responsibilities of a special witness of the name of Jesus Christ in all the world.

President Dallin H. Oaks (1987): We love the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Messiah, our Savior, and our Redeemer. His is the only name by which we can be saved.

President Dallin H. Oaks (1994): Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ prepares you for whatever life brings. This kind of faith prepares you to deal with life’s opportunities—to take advantage of those that are received and to persist through the disappointments of those that are lost.

President Dallin H. Oaks (2000, “The Living Christ”): We bear witness as his duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus Christ is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world.

President Dallin H. Oaks (2006): I testify of Jesus Christ, our Savior, who invites us all to come unto Him and be perfected in Him. He will bind up our wounds and He will heal the heavy laden.

President Dallin H. Oaks (2013): Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places.

President Dallin H. Oaks (2025): I testify of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Only Begotten Son of God, our eternal Father. He invites us to follow the covenant path that leads to a heavenly family reunion. The sealing powers of the priesthood, directed by the keys restored in the Kirtland Temple, bring families together for eternity. They are currently being exercised in a growing number of temples of the Lord throughout the world. This is real. Let us be part of it.

President Dallin H. Oaks (2025): I know beyond any certainty in my life that this is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I testify of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the head of this Church, and invoke His blessings upon all of us as we seek to serve Him. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.