"Faith and assurance" : birth and childhood
"My joy knew no bounds" : youth through high school
"Life was coming into focus" : college, marriage, children, military
"The capabilities to be a leader" : law school in Chicago
"Character and ability" : Supreme Court clerkship
"To equip me for some future job" : law firm and Church service
"The dividends of academic life" : first years of teaching
"My work is progressing" : professor, prosecutor, defender
"Going all the time" : scholar and administrator
"The Lord marked him out" : the new BYU President
"Absolutely extraordinary" : the nine BYU years
"Judicial experience" : Utah Supreme Court justice
"What will become of me?" : considering federal service
"A delicate transition" : from justice to apostle
"A witness of the name of Christ" : testifying of the Savior
"Things as they were" : family and Church history
"Things as they are" : public affairs
"She cultivated the flowers" : June Dixon Oaks
"A new era in my life" : Kristen McMain Oaks
"Eternal salvation is a family affair" : the Oaks family in action
"Accomplished wonders" : Philippines Area President
"Go ye therefore and teach all nations" : a worldwide ministry
"A mutually reinforcing relationship" : priesthood authority in the family and the Church
"An apostle, not a judge" : the Church and the law
"A lifelong interest" : religious freedom
"Always look toward the Master" : proclaiming the gospel through talks
"I will undertake to answer" : ministering through letters
"Whom the Lord had prepared" : call to the First Presidency
"A constant joy" : serving in the First Presidency
"Do things right or not at all" : a life of integrity.