‘Mormon Land’: Dallin Oaks won’t be a ‘culture war president’ and other reflections on General Conference

The two-day gathering featured a notable rise of Black speakers and international accents.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dallin H. Oaks, left, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and apostle Jeffrey R. Holland converse during a session of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.

‘Mormon Land’: Dallin Oaks won’t be a ‘culture war president’ and other reflections on General Conference

The two-day gathering featured a notable rise of Black speakers and international accents.

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