Why a testimony of Joseph Smith is vital to missionary work, President Oaks explains to new mission leaders

‘The restoration of the fullness of Christian doctrine is a sunburst of light and truth,’ President Dallin H. Oaks says

Published: June 21, 2025, 4:04 p.m. MDT

President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, speaks at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on Saturday, June 21, for the 2025 Seminar for New Mission Leaders. — President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, speaks at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on Saturday, June 21, during the 2025 Seminar for New Mission Leaders. Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The relationship of the Prophet Joseph Smith to missionary work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is vital, President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, told new mission leaders on Saturday, June 21.

“It is very important that our missionaries have a testimony of the divine calling and miraculous work of the Prophet Joseph Smith. That needs to be part of your teaching and counseling,” he said.

Speaking at the 2025 Seminar for New Mission Leaders at the Provo Missionary Training Center, President Oaks titled his remarks “Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration.”

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