Milestones achieved during President Dallin H. Oaks’
first year as the Prophet (2025-2026)
Milestones for President Oaks during his first year as our Prophet
- Announcement of Presidents Henry B. Eyring and D. Todd Christoffersen as his counselors in the First Presidency.
- When asked what would be the main message of his presidency, President Oaks responded with: “Jesus Christ is the Way!”
- He dedicated the Burley Idaho Temple on January 11, 2026.
- He dedicated the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple on August 16, 2026.
- He announced that locations of new temples would no longer be announced in General Conference, but only on location at specified areas.
- A temple was announced for Marysville, Washington and in Otavalo Ecuador.
- He called two new apostles, Elder Gerald Caussé and Elder Clark G. Gilbert. They filled the vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve left by the passing of President Russell M. Nelson and President Jeffrey R. Holland.
- He announced the creation of 55 new missions worldwide, giving the Church 503 missions.
- He announced that the age at which young women could serve full-time missions was being lowered from 19 to 18 years of age.
- The number of full-time missionaries passed 90,000 in September of 2026.
- He gave a landmark speech dealing with peacemaking and religious liberty at the Washington, D.C. National Cathedral.
- He spoke at Brigham Young University at a campus devotional, with his message centering on drawing closer to the Savior.
- He announced a new Sunday meeting schedule, with Relief Society, Priesthood meetings, and Sunday School being held every Sunday.
- He announced the Salt Lake Temple open house schedule, with millions of visitors being expected to tour the soon-to-be-rededicated landmark Temple.
- He announced the Church’s new Humanitarian Center, which will prepare and distribute living-saving materials for those in need.
- He and the Young Women General Presidency announced new names for the Young Women age groups — Builders of Faith, Messengers of Hope, and Gatherers of Light.
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