🔗: thechurchnews.com/leaders/20… The Middle East/Africa North Area presidency issued a statement of sympathy after a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/leaders/20… Elder Ronald A. Rasband says Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt exemplifies the Book of Mormon invitation to stand as a witness of God "at all times and in all things, and in all places."

🔗: thechurchnews.com/temples/20… "May everything that is done in this temple point back to our Savior," said Elder Clark G. Gilbert in dedicating the Cody Wyoming Temple. Read the full text here.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/living-fai… See examples of Primary children planning, inviting and serving in Peru, Canada, England, Japan, Togo, Micronesia and the U.S.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/temples/20… A Dec. 5 groundbreaking date has been announced for the Lehi Utah Temple. It’ll be one of three groundbreakings that day on different continents.

🔗: thechurchnews.com/temples/20… Elder Clark G. Gilbert of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the Cody Wyoming Temple on Sunday, Oct. 25. It is the Church’s 227th dedicated temple, the third in Wyoming and the first temple dedicated by Elder Gilbert since he became an Apostle in February 2026.

🔗: 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.