who is the new prophet of the lds church

The new prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) following the death of President Russell M. Nelson on September 27, 2025, is Dallin H. Oaks. Dallin H. Oaks, who is the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the most senior member of the apostles, is expected to succeed Nelson as the next president-prophet of the LDS Church. Oaks has had a long career in both church leadership and the legal field, including serving as president of Brigham Young University and as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court before becoming an apostle in 1984. The church follows a precedent of seniority in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for selecting a new prophet after the death of the current one, and this spiritual process is believed to be guided by the Holy Ghost.