Episode 185: President Dallin H. Oaks & Sister Kristen Oaks | Returning to the Philippines

In an inspired effort to shepherd the growth and future of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines, then-Elder Dallin H. Oaks was assigned by President Gordon B. Hinckley to serve as area president in the nation from 2002 to 2004. With his wife, Sister Kristen M. Oaks, President Oaks — now first counselor in the First Presidency — served in the country when there were 600,000 Latter-day Saints and one temple.
President and Sister Oaks will now return to the Philippines, where President Oaks will dedicate the Urdaneta Philippines Temple on April 28, 2024. The Urdaneta temple is the third temple in the Philippines, where there are now more than 900,000 Latter-day Saints and ten additional temples in planning or construction.
President and Sister Oaks join this episode of the Church News podcast to share their feelings for the Philippines and discuss the blessings of the Church's growing number of temples worldwide.