Will LDS President Oaks again urge peaceful acceptance of election results?
September 24, 2026 at 7:03 AM MT · via The Salt Lake Tribune · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

As pivotal midterm runoffs approach, the Salt Lake Tribune asks whether LDS Church President Dallin H. Oaks will return to a message he delivered six years ago urging members and all Americans to "peacefully accept the results of elections."
Oaks' 2020 speech at the time drew both praise and criticism, with some members viewing it as political interference and others as necessary moral leadership. Whether he addresses election integrity again could signal how the Church leadership views the current political climate and its role in it.
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