PLACENTIA, California — In his first devotional address as Prophet, President Dallin H. Oaks spoke at Brigham Young University to young adults of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In those remarks, he said, “One of the many reasons you will need the constant influence of the Holy Ghost is that you live in a season where the adversary has become so effective at disguising truth that if you do not have the Holy Ghost, you will be deceived. Many obstacles lie ahead. The distractions will be many.”
President Oaks then outlined four ways to stay on the gospel path: strengthen faith in Jesus Christ, increase humility, seek help from others and be patient.
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles expounded on these four principles while speaking during a young adult devotional on Saturday, May 16, in Placentia, California. More than 1,000 young adults turned out to hear the Apostle, who was joined by his wife, Sister Kathy Andersen, and by Elder Paul H. Sinclair, who was sustained as a General Authority Seventy during the April 2026 general conference.
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