SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice known for his jurist sensibilities and and religious freedom, is expected to be the next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide.

The leadership transition follows the recent death of and comes as many of the church’s U.S. members are reeling from a deadly and a high-profile where the denomination known widely as the Mormon church is headquartered.

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