Learning the Great Fundamentals: Jesus Christ, Priesthood, and the Plan of Salvation

by Dallin H. Oaks

256 pages, Hardcover

Published January 24, 2026

About the author

Dallin Harris Oaks is an American attorney, jurist and religious leader. Since 1984, he has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He is a former professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, a former president of Brigham Young University, and a former justice of the Utah Supreme Court. In the 1970s and 1980s, Republican U.S. presidential administrations considered him as a potential nominee to the United States Supreme Court. Currently, he is the second most senior apostle among the ranks of the Church.

Reviews

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

About as straight forward as any book can get.

[Kendal · Rating 5 out of 5]

As is common, this is a repurposing, and reediting of previous BYU and General Conference talks. But it's exactly what we need right now! Though the size is a bit larger than the usual Deseret Book tome.