President D. Todd Christofferson of the First Presidency and Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve attended Friday's memorial service for Pamela J. Atkinson, the Utah humanitarian some called "Utah's Mother Teresa," at the First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City; Elder Kearon spoke on behalf of the Church. A nurse and longtime advocate for the homeless, refugees and low-income families, she died Oct. 10 at 93. Her family wrote that she "embodied charity, the pure love of Christ, in everything she did" (Church Newsroom).
"Dedicate" premieres in Tokyo. Young adults filled a Tokyo theater on Oct. 30 to watch the Salt Lake Temple series "Dedicate," including cast member Sora Murata, baptized in March 2025. Elder Michael John U. Teh said the series reminds him that "the temple is all about Christ." Episode 5 comes out Nov. 1 at 8 a.m. MST (Church Newsroom).
Fruit trees for Kenya. The Church donated nearly 200,000 mango, avocado and orange seedlings across 10 Kenyan counties this October, part of a national push against deforestation and food insecurity. Planting at a Nairobi arboretum, Elder Gérald Caussé taught, "Caring for the earth and caring for God's children are inseparable responsibilities" (Church News).
Game day in Provo. No. 8 BYU (6-1) hosts Arizona State (4-3) today at 1:30 p.m. MDT at LaVell Edwards Stadium, on Fox and KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM. Coach Kalani Sitake: "They have some momentum, and we've got to gain some" (Deseret News).
"Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are."
— President Thomas S. Monson, "Charity Never Faileth," October 2010 (churchofjesuschrist.org)
Oct. 31, 1838: With militia surrounding Far West, Missouri, Joseph Smith and other leaders were taken prisoner after being told General Samuel D. Lucas "desired an interview" (Church History Topics, Church History manual). Later, in Richmond, a judge offered freedom to those who would "renounce [their] religion and forsake the Prophet"; each refused. Joseph spent the winter in Liberty Jail, where he received the revelations now in D&C 121–123 (Church History Topics).
Mormon taught that "charity suffereth long, and is kind," and that "if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth." Then the key: "charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever." It isn't only something we work up; Mormon tells us to "pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son" (Moroni 7:45–48).
Reflect: Who could use your patience this week?
The first temple in Asia, dedicated Oct. 27, 1980, by President Spencer W. Kimball. When he announced it in 1975, the crowd of Saints broke into applause before his interpreter could finish. After a renovation, President Henry B. Eyring rededicated it on July 3, 2022 (official temple page, Church Newsroom).
Yesterday's answer: 394. The Church Newsroom says printing is underway, "with 394 hymns and children's songs planned for the printed edition" of "Hymns for Home and Church" (Church Newsroom).
Today’s question: In 1975, President Spencer W. Kimball announced the Tokyo Japan Temple at an area conference held in which Tokyo arena?
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