Episode 29
Wednesday, October 28
37 min · 11 sources · Church News, Church Newsroom, The Stick of Joseph, Discover the Book of Mormon, Unshaken
Show notes
In this episode
Church Music Festival to debut twelve new hymns live in the Tabernacle, November seventh
0:53Church News · 2 min
An announcement for the 2026 Church Music Festival, "Love Without End," featuring 12 new hymns, on Nov. 7 in the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
Cody Wyoming Temple dedicated today on land a member inherited, then donated
2:46Church News · 6 min
How a Cody, Wyoming, member's long-empty inherited land became the site of the Cody Wyoming Temple, and how local Latter-day Saints handled community opposition, ahead of its Oct. 25 dedication.
Elder Gilbert dedicates the Cody Wyoming Temple, his first as an Apostle
5:32Church Newsroom · 5 min
The Newsroom's short release on Elder Clark G. Gilbert dedicating the Cody Wyoming Temple on Oct. 25, centered on his message about the Lord's spiritual frontiers.
Elder Rasband points to Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt as a witness of God
8:03Church News · 2 min
Elder Ronald A. Rasband holds up Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt as an example of standing as a witness of God everywhere, including in a World Series run, and credits the faith of Pratt's father, one of his former missionaries.
West African young adults gather near three temples for 'Dedicate' Episode 4 premiere
10:09Church Newsroom · 3 min
Hundreds of young adults in Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire watched the Episode 4 premiere of "Dedicate," the Church's Salt Lake Temple series, at screenings near three West African temples on Oct. 24, 2026.
Alyson Von Feldt reads Nephi as a wisdom teacher in the tradition of Proverbs
12:14The Stick of Joseph · 105 min
Alyson Von Feldt, an organization-design consultant who has studied Proverbs for decades, walks through the instructional-wisdom genre of Proverbs 1-9 and argues that Nephi, trained as a scribe in that tradition, built much of 1 and 2 Nephi as wisdom teaching, with the tree of life vision as its centerpiece.
Jeff Roundy returns with a highlight reel of evidence for the Restoration
14:52The Stick of Joseph · 133 min
Jeff Roundy, who ran the Latter-day Saints Q&A channel from 2018 until he stopped six years ago, comes out of retirement for a 139-slide highlight reel of his old "evidences of the Restoration" videos, grouped as fruits of the members, Joseph Smith as prophet, miracles in church history, and the Book of Mormon.
Creator spotlight: Joseph Smith descendant Gracia Jones tells her conversion story
19:46Discover the Book of Mormon
In this video, Gracia Jones, described as a great-great granddaughter of Joseph Smith, tells how she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and came to believe Joseph Smith was a prophet, according to the video's description and chapter list, which also cover her reading of the Book of Mormon, her experiences with other descendants, her views on Brigham Young and her testimony.
Church News Come Follow Me roundup: Jeremiah 31 to 39 and Lamentations
21:40Church News · 11 min
The weekly Church News quote roundup for this week's "Come, Follow Me" reading, with leader and Church-manual quotes keyed to Jeremiah 31-33, 36-39 and Lamentations 1 and 3.
Unshaken on Jeremiah 35 to 38: the scroll a king couldn't burn
24:58Unshaken · 42 min
A verse-by-verse devotional through Jeremiah 35 to 38: the Rechabites who keep their ancestor's vow, King Jehoiakim burning Jeremiah's scroll, and Zedekiah leaving the prophet to sink in a dungeon because he's afraid of being mocked.
Jeremiah 31 to 34: Unshaken on the new covenant and the field bought from prison
29:52Unshaken · 43 min
A verse-by-verse devotional from Jeremiah 31:18 through chapter 34, centered on the new covenant written on the heart and Jeremiah buying a field from prison as a bet on Judah's return.
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