What President Oaks said during his first travel since early 2020

President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Sister Kristen M. Oaks, speak to a crowd of young singles during the Abundant Life Conference, Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the Bellevue South Stake Center. The weekend-long conference, which was held for single adult Church members in the North America West Area, included workshops, a service project, a concert, and various speakers.  | Genna Martin, for The Church New

Marking the first time a member of the First Presidency has addressed a public audience outside of Utah in nearly 17 months, President Dallin H. Oaks spoke at a conference for single adults on Sunday afternoon in Seattle, Washington.

No individual can overcome life’s challenges without the spiritual strength that comes from the Savior, he told some 40,000 participants from the Church’s North America West Area.

“Jesus Christ is the source of our strength to bear the burdens of mortality,” he said.

President Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke during the closing devotional of “The Abundant Life” Conference — a three-day event for single adults held in person and virtually in locations in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.

Read more of the Church News’ coverage of President Oaks’ speech here.

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