Episode 35
Wednesday, November 4
35 min · 10 sources · Church Newsroom, Church News, The Interpreter Foundation, Thoughtful Faith, For the Strength of Youth (churchofjesuschrist.org), Scripture Central, Unshaken
Show notes
In this episode
Children and Youth program refinements: new recognition, monthly goals, Believe Belong Become, starting January 2027
0:53Church Newsroom · 3 min
The official Newsroom release, framing the update as one refinement already done in September 2026 plus four more arriving in January 2027.
Elder Caussé in Kenya and Burundi: 'You are the Church'
3:39Church News · 4 min
A roundup of Elder Gérald Caussé's Oct. 16 to 26 assignment in the Africa Central Area: stake conferences in Kenya and Burundi, meetings with government officials, and the dedication of the new area office in Nairobi.
Elder Dushku in Iowa: protecting religious freedom builds trust
6:13Church News · 4 min
Elder Alexander Dushku, a General Authority Seventy and the Church's general counsel, argues at an Oct. 15 Iowa symposium that protecting religious liberty rebuilds trust and social cohesion.
Spoken Word: A rained-out wedding ends in the pool
8:44Church News · 3 min
The text of Derrick Porter's Nov. 1 Spoken Word message on finding joy in life's imperfect moments, told through a rained-out wedding.
Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert ticket registration opens, closes November 15
10:21Church News · 5 min
Registration for free Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert tickets is open November 2 to 15, and the article also lists every way to watch this season's broadcasts.
Lauren Hastings reads Nephi through the Oxford English Dictionary's sixteen hundreds
12:09The Interpreter Foundation · 41 min
Lauren Hastings reads a conference paper arguing that, because the Book of Mormon's earliest text has an Early Modern English profile, its key words should be read through the Oxford English Dictionary's 1500s and 1600s senses, and she tests that on Nephi's language of desire, seeking and faith in 1 Nephi 2, 1 Nephi 10 and 2 Nephi 31.
Blake Ostler on Thoughtful Faith: the Bible's case for creation from chaos
16:57Thoughtful Faith · 52 min
Philosopher Blake Ostler answers the arguments Luke Hanson (Doctrine and Governance) expects to face in an upcoming debate with Sean McDowell, making the case that the Bible teaches creation from pre-existing chaos, not creation out of nothing (ex nihilo).
November youth lessons center on truth and the questions that lead to it
21:27For the Strength of Youth (churchofjesuschrist.org)
The introduction page listing the November 2026 Sunday youth lessons and activity ideas.
John Hilton the third on Ezekiel: the glory of the Lord leaves the temple and comes back, with shepherds and ministering at the center
23:15Scripture Central · 37 min
John Hilton III's Come Follow Me lesson on Ezekiel 1 to 3, 33 to 34, 36 to 37 and 47, built around the glory of the Lord leaving the temple and coming back, with a long middle section on Ezekiel's shepherds as a call to ministering.
Halverson's six-hour Ezekiel lesson: the watchman answers for the warning
27:52Unshaken · 369 min
Jared Halverson spends six-plus hours walking all 48 chapters of Ezekiel in order, from the exiled priest's call as a watchman, through the acted-out warnings, to the promises of restoration and the temple vision that closes the book.
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