Background
Oaks, MArgaret Marlene was born on March 30, 1940 in Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Allen Roy and Alberta Bell (Pinner) Eakin.
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One of the most important things I ever learned in my life has been forgiveness. It is the key that opens countless inner and outer doors. As a person who has walked many valleys, I have out out necessity, become an expert on forgiveness. What I share here is from my personal experience and that of the many thousands to whom I have taught these principles. By reading and practicing the ideas in this book, your life will become so much more wonderful than you can imagine.
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Oaks, MArgaret Marlene was born on March 30, 1940 in Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Allen Roy and Alberta Bell (Pinner) Eakin.
Bachelor, California State University.A., 1972. Doctor in Religion, Emerson Theological Institute, 1997. Doctor in Spiritual Psychology, La Vida Institute, 1997.
Doctor in Religion, Emerson Theological Institute, 1997.
Teacher, Whittier (California) School district, 1972-1974;
teacher, Garden Grove (California) School District, 1974-1978;
instructor, Fullerton College, 1974-1975;
founding minister, Community Church of the Islands (now Church of Religious Science), Honolulu, 1978-1980;
minister, Church of Divine Science, Pueblo, Colorado, 1980-1983;
founding minister, Church Religious Science, Palo Alto, California, 1983-1986;
minister, First church Religious Science, Fullerton, California, 1986-1994;
minister emeritus, First church Religious Science, Fullerton, California, since 1994;
2d vice president, chairman, corporation secretary, VCC International, Anaheim, California, since 1994;
founder, president, LaVida Institute, Inc., since 1994;
president, Lavida Institute
senior pastor, Lavida A Church for Today's World
2nd vice president, vorp. secretary, VCC International. Workshop leader Religious Science District Convention, San Jose, California, 1985, International New Thought Alliance Conference, Las Vegas, 1984, 92, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1985, Washington, 1988, Denver, 1989, Anaheim, California, 1990, Golden Valley Unity Women's Advance, Minneapolis, 1986, 87, Qume Corporation, San Jose, 1985. Presenter SANTI Conference, 1992-1994.
Guest workshop leaderCtr. for Life Enrichment, 1990-1992. Speaker to community of Tartarstan, 1993. Honorary professor economics Institute International Economics Rels. and Control, Yerevan, Armenia, 1996.
Organizer training conferences. Creator Adopt-A-Family program, 1991-1993. Conference organizer, Russia, Ukraine, Tatarstan.
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Delaware Soviet and American Citizens Summit Conference, 1988, 89. President Soviet-American New Thought Initiatives, 1991, chairman conference St. Petersburg, 1992, Moscow, 1992, weekly radio program Radio Moscow, The Philippines, 1992-1994. Founder Operation K.I.D.S., La Vida Institute, 1994.
Founder, board directors Awakening Oaks Foundation, 1990. President SANTI, 1991-1994, founder and president La Vida Institute, 1994. Member Fullerton Interfaith Ministerial Association (secretary-treasurer 1987-1989, president 1991-1992), United Clergy of Religious Science (treasurer 1991-1992, secretary 1992-1993, treasurer Southern California chapter 1991-1992, vice president 1993-1994, president 1994-1995), International New Thought Alliance (O.C. chapter president 1990), Soroptomists (chair committee international cooperative and goodwill 1987-1988), Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Lowell B. Chaney, July 30, 1963 (deceased January 1977). Children: Christopher Allen, Linda Michelle. Married Harold G. Younger, August 1978 (divorced 1986).
Married Gilbert E. Oaks, August 3, 1987.