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What LDS President Dallin Oaks and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told world religious leaders

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Faith perspectives, church leader says, have a meaningful place when addressing global problems. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks, right, greets Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, during the opening ceremony of the 2026 G20 Interfaith Forum in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct.

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