Thursday, November 5

Church News Podcast · 48 min

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman and her counselors join Church News reporter Mary Richards to explain what the January 2027 refinements mean for young women, their parents and leaders.

Church News Podcast · 40 min

Young Men General President Timothy L. Farnes and his counselors join Church News editor Jon Ryan Jensen to discuss what the January 2027 refinements mean for young men, their parents and leaders.

Church News · 11 min

A Church News Q&A compiled from the Gospel Library FAQs for children and youth, covering the practical transition questions the announcement article leaves open.

Church News · 8 min

The Church News write-up of the Young Men general presidency's podcast episode, focused on how quorum advisers, activities, camping and ministering fit the refined program.

Church News · 8 min

The Church News write-up of the Young Women general presidency's podcast episode, explaining what the January 2027 refinements look like for young women specifically.

Church News · 5 min

The Church News main announcement article: starting January 2027 the Children and Youth program is reorganized around Believe, Belong and Become, Luke 2:52 goal setting is retired, the guidebooks go away and the emblems change.

Gary E. Stevenson · 8 min

Elder Stevenson uses a Rocky Mountain rancher's sheep operation and a sheep dog that stayed with a stranded flock for months to teach that Christ shepherds each person and asks members to go after the lost.

Church News · 7 min

Church News reports Elder Cook's November 1 worldwide young adult devotional from BYU-Hawaii, centered on being a light, avoiding anonymity and being peacemakers.

Church History Matters Podcast · 73 min

Scott Woodward and Casey Griffiths explain why an aging Brigham Young built the St. George Temple while the Salt Lake Temple dragged on, and how its first year (1877) set the pattern for temple worship that the Church still follows, in the third episode of their Salt Lake Temple series.

Christian Homestead · 38 min

Jared walks through Second Coming references in the December 2026 Church magazines and the new hymnbook's "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" page, then spends the back half on his own pattern-reading of Christmas devotional hymns, choir dress colors and temple sites.

Why We Believe · 63 min

Sculptor Ben Hammond tells Nathan Gwilliam how he became a sculptor and walks through each of his four new Temple Square bronzes, plus his Martha Hughes Cannon statue in the U.S. Capitol.

Jasmin Rappleye · 46 min

Jasmin Rappleye interviews Shayla Egan (LDS Prepper Girl on Instagram) on practical, budget-friendly preparation for a week or more without power or water, plus the spiritual side of facing it without fear.

RISE ZION · 33 min

Seth pairs Glenn Beck's latest warnings with reported food-system cyberattacks and Pentagon base-hardening plans, then turns to Church preparedness guidance and a practical home checklist.

Unshaken · 53 min

A verse-by-verse walk through Ezekiel's opening throne vision and his prophetic call, read as a mission call to a people who will not listen.

Unshaken · 53 min

A verse-by-verse teaching of Ezekiel 4 to 11 that takes each of the prophet's strange object lessons in turn and follows God's glory as it leaves the temple.