President Dallin H. Oaks and New First Presidency announced

 

14 October 2025 - SALT LAKE CITY 
News Release

A New First Presidency President Dallin Harris Oaks was announced as the 18th President and Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-‍day Saints during a live broadcast from Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 14, 2025. President Oaks also called two counselors to serve with him. President: Dallin H. Oaks First Counselor: Henry B. Eyring Second Counselor: D. Todd Christofferson Hear Their Testimonies

To conclude Tuesday’s announcement, President Oaks focused on the global nature of the ministry of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Our ministry is a ministry of all the children of God on the face of the earth,” President Oaks said. “We pray for all. We seek to serve all. And we invoke the blessings of the Lord Jesus Christ upon all who seek to serve Him, to do so in worthiness and commitment and optimism. We do not have the answers to all the world’s problems. They have not been revealed. But what we do know is that we are all children of heavenly parents, and that we are called to serve all of the children of God.”

For full news release see:  https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-oaks-new-first-presidency?cid=email-CCD_EM_CA_1025_NewFirstPresidencyAnnouncement_CTA&mkt_tok=NzUyLUlOUS02NzQAAAGdg0ScUzryT7kCpEmfyIfjJHgnWsnlMq8WB4Ne7ihzFU_ne55cO9ZxSxFE7CJXMbpL9_3ZZ8bLeSUWinzaPTccdWqKptV1v__MXzop1CLKog