Sister Minor's & Brother Foss's Decade... the 90's!
The ultimate "one-hit wonder", this artist shook up the rap world with his best-selling song - Ice Ice Baby - in 1990.
Who is Vanilla Ice (aka Robert Matthew Van Winkle)?
The Bishop is the President of this Priesthood Quorum.
What is the Priests Quorum?
This organization was organized in 1842 in an upper room of Joseph Smith's Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois and today it has millions of women members.
What is the Relief Society?
In a criminal trial, the burden of proof is on this party.
Who is the prosecution (i.e., government)?
Before being called as an apostle and retiring, President Oaks worked as this.
What is a lawyer? And later on... what is a judge?
These rappers were atop the charts when they were murdered in 1996 (Las Vegas) and 1997 (LA), respectively... and not a single arrest was made in either case.
Who is Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.?
This wonderful man became the first obispo - or bishop - of the Laguna Niguel Stake's La Paz Ward.
Who is Bishop Rubalcava?
Joseph Smith's oldest brother, his passing away helped inspire Joseph to receive the revelation on baptisms for the dead (at his funeral, the Presbyterian minister said he would not be saved since he died without being baptized).
Who is Alvin Smith?
If the police officer who pulls me over wants to interrogate me about my possible invovlement in a crime, he better give me this warning first.
What is the Miranda Warning.
From 1971 to 1980, President Oaks served as president of this university?
What is Brigham Young University?
This BYU quarterback became the first - and only - player in school history to win the Heisman Trophy when he took home the award in 1990 and left BYU while holding 59 NCAA records (and tied for 3 others).
Who is Ty Detmer?
This is a bishop's #1 priority.
What are the youth?
These 3 persons appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and restored the Melchizedek Priesthood to the earth.
Who are Peter, James, and John?
The 5th Amendment clause that prevents a person from being convicted twice for the same offense/crime is known as this.
What is double jeopardy?
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
This event shaped President Oaks' life when he was only 8 years old and he has spoken of it often (including in his recent General Conference talk).
What is his father dying of tuberculosis?
These three Prophets served the Lord in the 1990's.
Who is President Ezra Taft Benson (1985-94), President Howard W. Hunter (1994-95), and President Gordon B. Hinckley (1995-2008)?
This Bishop -- along with his bishopric -- is responsible for the temporal affairs of the entire Church.
Who is the Presiding Bishop (or Bishop Christopher Waddell)?
The U.S. Army recruited a battalion of Mormon men, known as the Mormon Battalion, who marched nearly 2,000 miles from Iowa to the West to fight in the war against this country (although the men never had to fight).
What is Mexico?
In Texas v. Johnson (1989), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that burning this was not a crime.
What is the American flag.
"If there is a bedrock principle underlying the 1st Amendment, it is that gov't may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply becasue society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable... We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so we dilute the freedom that this cherished emblem represents.
While a member of the Utah Supreme Court, President Oaks was considered for an appointment to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. This person appoints U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Who is the President of the United States.
President Oaks was considered for the U.S. Supreme Court by President Gerald Ford and President Ronald Reagan.
This man was beat by the LAPD after being pulled over in his car and it was broadcast to the world, thereby leading to a criminal trial of the police officers and the LA riots.
Who is Rodney King?
When a Bishop counsels with a member who confesses a serious sin, the Bishop is acting in his capacity as this.
What is a common judge in Israel (D&C 107:74)?
The 1st temple dedicated after the Church was restored, this Temple still stands... and was sold back to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2024 for nearly $200M!
What is the Kirtland Temple?
True or False:
When questioning me about my alleged involvement in the commission of a crime, the police are allowed to lie to me.
What is true?
[If you commit a crime and are being questioned by the police, do not speak to them and call President Evanson immediately!]
President Oaks' middle name is Harris, which comes from this connection in his family.
President Oaks is related to Martin Harris through his mother. Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, is an important early figure in Church history, and this family connection is often mentioned in biographical notes about President Oaks to highlight his deep-rooted ties to early Latter-day Saint heritage.