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This week in Mormon Land: Oaks laments growing LGBTQ ‘power,' women’s group denounces ‘atrocities’ at U.S. border

Salt Lake Tribune | June 20, 2019

Related Topics: Dallin H. Oaks, Mormons, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference, Canada–United States border, LGBT, Supreme Court of the United States, Brigham Young University Hawaii

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(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks during the Sunday morning session of General Conference on April 1, 2018.
(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks during the Sunday morning session of General Conference on April 1, 2018.

Eight months after President Dallin H. Oaks drew fire for his General Conference denunciation of same-sex marriage and transgender rights, the senior Latter-day Saint leader took aim again at the LGBTQ community during a June 11 devotional address at Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

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