🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… The "Come, Follow Me" study guide for Oct. 26-Nov. 1 covers Jeremiah 31-33, 36-39; and Lamentations 1 and 3, which includes the Lord’s promise that He will write His law on the hearts of His people. Read what Church leaders have said about these chapters of scripture.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/leaders/20… During the week of Oct. 18-24, President Henry B. Eyring dedicated the Montpelier Idaho Temple and Elder Ronald A. Rasband dedicated the first temple in Nicaragua, plus eight more stories.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/leaders/20… Two stakes were created in Nigeria and Sierra Leone and 18 stakes presidencies were reorganized in Argentina, Arizona, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, England, Idaho, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, Utah and Washington.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/temples/20… Glenn and Erica Nielson, a Latter-day Saint couple in Cody, Wyoming, donated the land that the Cody Wyoming Temple now stands on. But long before their donation, "the Lord’s hand was in preserving that property," Glenn Nielson said.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… A recurring theme in the new hymns prompted Church News reporter @_maryrichards to see how she could represent Jesus Christ "anytime, anywhere."

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked with Habitat for Humanity for four days in September to help rebuild homes destroyed by the January 2025 Palisades Fire in California.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/leaders/20… Speaking at the 2026 Church History Symposium, Elder Kyle S. McKay, who serves as Church historian and recorder, explained how remembering people and events can help people recognize the Lord’s hand and draw closer to the Savior.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/leaders/20… Church leaders shared testimonies and experiences about temples, service, faith and covenants, and understanding scriptures, in messages on social media this week.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/temples/20… "May it stand as a beacon of righteousness, strength, eternal promise and peace," said Elder Ronald A. Rasband in the Managua Nicaragua Temple dedicatory prayer. Read the full prayer here.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/members/20… New hymns and other sacred music will be featured in the 2026 Church Music Festival, "Love Without End," on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… Composer Stephen M. Jones created a new tune to match the flowing words of the Christian hymn "Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus" before it was added to "Hymns for Home and Church."

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… "Service is not merely a humanitarian act; it is an expression of our faith and our commitment to follow the example of Christ," said Elder Manea Tuahu, an Area Seventy in French Polynesia.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/members/20… Elder Braxton Blake Mecham had been serving in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission prior to his death.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/members/20… Revisions, updates and additions to the General Handbook include sections on the Sunday format, Young Women, teacher council meetings, sealings, disability specialists and military relations. See them here.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/leaders/20… The Church's Canada Area presidency released a statement offering condolences and sympathy for those affected by the tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/history-ar… Elder Kyle S. McKay, a General Authority Seventy who serves as Church historian and recorder, will speak at the Church History Symposium, a two-day event that will focus on how Latter-day Saints remember their past.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… Bishop L. Todd Budge, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, spoke at a BYU devotional on Tuesday, Oct. 20. His remarks focused on how tithing funds are used to bless people everywhere.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… At a gathering in Chicago, Illinois, BYU researcher Justin Dyer discussed research showing how religious people have greater happiness and stability and other positive traits.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… Effectiveness of response after Hurricane Isaias in Florida was "a manifestation of how the light of Jesus Christ guides us in caring for those in need," said Elder Kurt F. Scherer, an Area Seventy.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/history-ar… A new Joseph Smith Papers e-book offers context for nearly 2,000 financial records and provides insight into the Prophet’s personal finances and the early Church’s temporal affairs.