Elder Cook at BYU–Hawaii. Speaking at a worldwide young adult devotional from Laie, Hawaii, on Sunday, Nov. 1, Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles urged young adults to be "a light on the hill" and to drop the online masks that let people say cruel things anonymously. "If we are to be a light, we should never seek to diminish the light of another," he said. "Do not harm or diminish anyone else physically, spiritually or reputationally. Do not dim their light." He added: "Light is most powerful when it is consistent and reliable, such as a lighthouse or a candle in a dark room" (Church News; Church Newsroom).
American Samoa's first temple opens its doors. Media toured the Pago Pago American Samoa Temple on Monday; public tours run Nov. 4–21 (except Sundays). Elder Cook will dedicate it Dec. 13, planned as the Church's last dedication of 2026. Its art-glass windows feature the red ginger plant (Church News).
Texas temple No. 6. The Fort Worth Texas Temple in Burleson opens to the public Nov. 5–21 (except Sundays). Its Spanish colonial design includes decorative archways and quatrefoils; dedication is set for Jan. 10, 2027 (Church News).
Choir Christmas tickets. Registration for free tickets to The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square's Christmas concerts (Dec. 17–19) is open through Nov. 15 at the choir's website; up to four tickets per household, ages 8 and up (Church News).
"Many people are experiencing all kinds of storms in their lives. You young people can be a beacon light to them through your example."
— Elder Quentin L. Cook, worldwide young adult devotional, Nov. 1, 2026 (Church News)
Nov. 3, 1831: At Hiram, Ohio, Joseph Smith received the revelation now known as Doctrine and Covenants 133. His history says the elders wanted to know more about preaching and the gathering, so "in order to walk by the true light, and be instructed from on high... I inquired of the Lord." It was first added to the Doctrine and Covenants as an appendix (D&C 133, section heading).
"Ye are the light of the world... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 5:14–16). The resurrected Savior clarified whose light it is: "Hold up your light that it may shine unto the world. Behold I am the light which ye shall hold up" (3 Nephi 18:24). Elder Cook made the same point Sunday: members hope to reflect the Savior's light, not shine a light on themselves.
Reflect: What is one small, consistent way you can hold up His light today?
American Samoa's members have long gone to this temple. It was announced Oct. 15, 1977, dedicated Aug. 5, 1983, and rededicated Sept. 4, 2005 (official temple page). Church News notes the 1977 temple announced for Pago Pago was later moved to Apia, Samoa, in 1980 (Church News).
Yesterday's answer: 25. President D. Todd Christofferson taught that "in 597 BC, at age 25, Ezekiel was one of the many carried captive to Babylon," and at 30 he became a prophet ("The Voice of Warning," April 2017).
Today’s question: The national flower of Samoa is worked into the art-glass windows of the new Pago Pago American Samoa Temple. Which flower is it?
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