Elder Dallin H. Oaks to speak at Constitution event

SALT LAKE CITY — LDS general authority and former Utah Supreme Court Justice Dallin H. Oaks will be the keynote speaker at a Constitution Day event this month.

Elder Oaks, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Quorum of the Twelve apostles, was also on President Ronald Reagan's short list for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Elder Oaks will speak on Sept. 17, the first day of a two-day series of lecturers on the Constitution, at the LDS Tabernacle on Temple Square. Sen. Bob Bennett, a Utah Supreme Court justice, will be speaking Sept. 18 along with several educators.

While admission to the event is free, tickets are required and can be ordered online at lds.org/events or by phone at 801-570-0080. There is limit of four per family.