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Oaks Opens LDS General Conference as Formal Succession Waits Until After Funeral

Senior Apostle Dallin H. Oaks said the sessions will proceed on the schedule approved by President Russell M. Nelson.

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The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performs during the morning session of the 195th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Overview

  • The 195th Semiannual General Conference began Oct. 4 without a called and sustained Church president or a governing First Presidency.
  • President Dallin H. Oaks, the longest-serving apostle and president of the Quorum of the Twelve, offered opening remarks and is presiding during the interim.
  • He said speakers will keep tributes brief, with fuller remembrances planned for President Nelson’s funeral, which is scheduled for Oct. 7.
  • Oaks noted this is the first time in about 75 years that a Church president has died days before a conference, prompting coordinated leadership meetings alongside the general sessions.
  • Customary sustaining votes and presentations of leaders are proceeding, with Oaks’ name presented first as the senior apostle, as the 17.5 million-member Church continues its established succession process.