Life's Lessons Learned

Elder Dallin H. Oaks gets personal in this riveting new book, sharing experiences that helped shape his life and teachings and pointing out the lessons he has learned throughout. The book is divided chronologically into three major sections: childhood and youth, his years as BYU president and a justice of the Utah Supreme Court, and his service in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Oaks speaks in a warm and candid way about such poignant experiences as being raised by a widowed mother, losing his wife to cancer, and making the transition to full-time Church service as a General Authority. The conclusions he draws illuminate major principles of the gospel in a universal and meaningful way.

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.