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Elder Gilbert Dedicates the Cody Wyoming Temple
In his first temple dedication as an Apostle, Elder Clark G. Gilbert dedicated the Church’s 227th temple in Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin and invited members to seek their own spiritual frontiers.
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General Handbook Updated: Children’s Devotionals, New Young Women Age-Group Names and More
The October 2026 handbook update adds children’s devotionals, reflects the new Sunday schedule and renames Young Women classes as age-groups, among other changes.
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Elder Rasband Dedicates Nicaragua’s First Temple in Managua
Elder Ronald A. Rasband dedicated the Managua Nicaragua Temple, the country’s first, inviting members to come often and seek Jesus Christ in His house.
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In São Paulo, Young Adults Premiere “Dedicate” and Open Hearts to the Temple
Young adults in Brazil screened episode 2 of the Salt Lake Temple series “Dedicate,” then heard participants testify that temples are where we come to know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
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Elder Bednar Returns to BYU–Idaho for Its 25th Anniversary
Elder David A. Bednar and Sister Susan Bednar joined students in Rexburg for a torch lighting, a devotional and an ice cream tradition during BYU–Idaho's anniversary week.
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Elder Gong Dedicates the Miraflores Guatemala City Temple
The second temple in Guatemala City and fourth operating temple in the country was dedicated on October 11, with Elder Gerrit W. Gong highlighting three "miracles" of temple worship.
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Church Pledges $3 Million to Fort Worth's National Juneteenth Museum
On Dr. Opal Lee's 100th birthday, the Church committed $3 million to the future National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, including a planned FamilySearch-powered genealogy center, and donated food to local banks.
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The Sticks of Judah and Joseph: Reflections on Defending the Kingdom
Ahead of next week’s Come, Follow Me reading in Ezekiel, Joseph M. Spencer traces how Latter-day Saints came to read Ezekiel 37’s two sticks as the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and what that history teaches about defending the faith.
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Ezekiel: Prophet of Judgment, Prophet of Promise
Gerald N. Lund gives a guided tour of Ezekiel — the man, his exile in Babylon and the four questions he answered — showing how the prophet’s warnings always lead to promises of hope.
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“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts”
For this week’s Come, Follow Me reading, Elder Spencer J. Condie explores Jeremiah 31:33 and how covenants, symbols and the temple write the Lord’s law on our hearts.
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Jeremiah and the New Paradigm of the Gathering
A BYU scholar explains Jeremiah’s prophecy that the latter-day gathering of Israel would one day eclipse the Exodus as the great sign of God’s power.
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Jeremiah: As Potter’s Clay
For this week’s Come, Follow Me reading, an Ensign article on what Jeremiah’s visit to the potter’s house teaches about letting the Lord reshape our lives.
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Before Jeremiah Was: Divine Election in the Ancient Near East
A BYU scholar explores Jeremiah 1:5 and ancient claims of divine election, and how the Restoration’s teaching of premortal foreordination makes sense of them.
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Visions of Salvation: What Joseph Smith's Visions Reveal About Inheriting Heaven
A religious educator traces how Joseph Smith's visions shaped his understanding of salvation, the kingdoms of glory and salvation for the dead.
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Mosiah 18:21 and Prophetic Help with the Messiness of Unity
An institute director reviews apostles' conference teachings on achieving unity amid growing diversity in the Church.
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Elder Klebingat: The Atonement, Judgment Day, and You
A General Authority Seventy describes four attitudes toward the final judgment and how the Atonement lets disciples face it with confidence.
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Covenant Identity and the Work of Gathering Israel
A BYU professor outlines Israel's Old Testament story to help students understand what it means to be a child of the covenant.
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Women Witnesses of the Easter Events: Gaye Strathearn on Luke and John
A BYU New Testament scholar looks at how Luke and John portray the women who followed Jesus to the cross and the empty tomb, and what Mary Magdalene's story offers disciples today.
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Elder Gong: Come to the Lord in His Holy House
Elder Gerrit W. Gong shares three temple doctrines and five ways to build a personal temple culture, from bringing family names to never calling a temple “big or small.”
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Elder Bednar: Sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise
Using the story of a damaged passport, Elder David A. Bednar teaches how covenants are sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise, and that another person’s choices cannot rob a faithful covenant keeper of promised blessings.
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Elder Kearon: Jesus Lives to Lift
Drawing on his teenage years learning to fly gliders, Elder Patrick Kearon teaches how to avoid spiritual “sink” and find the Savior’s lift.
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President Oaks: The Gospel of Jesus Christ Is for All
President Dallin H. Oaks teaches that doubts are overcome by drawing closer to the Savior, and that the Book of Mormon shows God’s grace reaches everyone.
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President Eyring: “Fear Not, I Am with Thee”
President Henry B. Eyring testifies that the Lord keeps His promise to help us in our trials, often through faithful disciples who reach out to others.
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President Uchtdorf: "Christ-Centered Unity"
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf teaches that Jesus Christ unites people across every kind of division, and points to baptism and the sacrament as unifying covenants.
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Elder Rasband: "Love Like Jesus" for Loved Ones Who Have Strayed
Elder Ronald A. Rasband speaks to families who ache over loved ones who have left the path, urging them to give the burden to the Savior and keep loving.
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President Uchtdorf: "Encounter at the Empty Tomb"
In his Easter talk, President Uchtdorf invites listeners to encounter the empty tomb, know that Christ lives, and share that witness.
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Elder Bednar: "All Who Have Endured Valiantly"
Elder David A. Bednar explains that enduring to the end is about spiritual transformation and the gift of charity, not just persistence.
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Choose Christ
In a BYU devotional, Elder Alexander Dushku invites students to “cross the Rubicon” of faith and choose the living Christ of the Restoration over everything else.
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Elder Andersen at BYU: What It Means to "Settle This in Your Hearts"
Elder Neil L. Andersen urges BYU students to make a deliberate, settled commitment to Jesus Christ, saying reason has a role but revelation has the last word.
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BYU President Reese: Embrace the Awkward and Appreciate Friction
At the start of fall semester, BYU's president argues that awkward moments and human friction help us grow, and urges students to put down their phones and talk to people.
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Elder Gong on 'Becoming BYU in an Age of Artificial Intelligence'
Elder Gerrit W. Gong tells BYU faculty and staff that AI is a major opportunity to reaffirm the university's mission, and asks four questions about how to prepare students.
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Elder Cook at BYU: Faith in Jesus Christ in the Information Age
Elder Quentin L. Cook urged BYU students to ground truth in eternal principles, use technology as a servant not a master, and stay on the covenant path centered on Christ and the temple.