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Latter-day Saints Hold Solemn Assembly to Sustain President Dallin H. Oaks

The vote marks the end of the succession period that followed Russell M. Nelson’s death.

Church President Dallin H. Oaks speaks during the Saturday morning session of the 196th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 4, 2026.
Conferencegoers walk near the Salt Lake Temple before the Saturday morning session of the 196th 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 4, 2026.
Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, including new apostles Elder Ulisses Soares, left, and Elder Gerrit W. Gong, second from left, sustain President Russell M. Nelson as leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a solemn assembly, part of the Saturday morning session of the 188th Annual General Conference of the church at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on March 31, 2018.
President Dallin H. Oaks, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, opens the Sunday morning session of 195th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.

Overview

  • Millions of members worldwide take part in a coordinated vote to sustain Dallin H. Oaks as the church’s 18th president and the newly formed First Presidency.
  • The First Presidency now includes Henry B. Eyring as first counselor and D. Todd Christofferson as second counselor, with Dieter F. Uchtdorf acting as president of the Twelve.
  • Two recent apostolic calls, Gérald Caussé and Clark G. Gilbert, are up for sustaining, and W. Christopher Waddell now serves as Presiding Bishop.
  • General conference follows a shorter format with four daytime sessions over two days and offers wide multilingual streaming across official sites and apps.
  • Church leaders announced 91 new Area Seventies at a leadership meeting this week, reflecting growth in a global faith that uses public sustaining as a sign of member support.