The week of Oct. 9 through Oct. 15, the Church News reported on Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles receiving a Charles II Restoration Bible from the Rev. Andrew Teal. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke at a Hamilton New Zealand Temple youth devotional and received a greeting from a Maori warrior upon his arrival. Elder David A. Bednar visited Europe and spoke to Church members in Albania, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary.
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was featured in the new Church News video on religious leaders seeing “Compassion in Action.” Sister Amy A. Wright, first counselor in the Primary general presidency, spoke at a BYU–Idaho’s campus devotional. Pictures of the Quito Ecuador Temple were released before the open house, as well as location sites for the Singapore and Modesto temples.
Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, a General Authority Seventy, spoke on the Church New podcast about the Black 14, feeding the hungry and healing communities. The 9 new members of the Relief Society general advisory council were announced. A BYU football player’s career-ending injury led him to be cast as Captain Moroni in the Book of Mormon Videos series.
Read summaries of these nine articles below.
1. Elder Holland accepts rare gift from his friend, the Rev. Andrew Teal
Sitting at his desk at Church headquarters, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles turned the pages of a rare King James version of the Bible. He examined the type and looked at the detailed images representing the six days of the Creation, copied from metal carvings.
The sacred book, a Charles II Restoration Bible, was printed in the late 1600s after the English Civil War. It was hand carried from England to Salt Lake City by Elder Holland’s “beloved colleague” — the Rev. Andrew Teal, a chaplain and theologian specializing in Christian history at Oxford’s Pembroke College.
Read more about the Bible
2. Elder Uchtdorf receives Maori greeting and speaks at meetings in Hamilton, New Zealand
Wednesday, Oct. 12, just wasn’t an ordinary day in Hamilton, New Zealand, as local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf with a pōwhiri, a traditional Maori greeting ceremony.
Friday and Saturday, during a 30-hour period, Elder Uchtdorf ministered at missionary, pioneer member, and youth and young single adult meetings in Hamilton in advance of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple rededication scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 16.
Read about the Maori ceremony and the member meetings
3. Elder Bednar ministers in Central Europe
What does a visit from an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mean to the Church members in Albania? Tirana Albania Stake President Jetmir Hysi knows the answer. “They need this spiritual jolt, this shakening.”
Elder Bednar is on a five-country ministry tour in Central Europe.
Read what Elder Bednar taught Church members in Albania, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary
4. Video: How religious leaders from other faiths saw ‘Compassion in Action’ during recent visit
Elder Cook and members of New York City’s Commission of Religious Leaders gathered at Church headquarters in June 2022 to talk about working together to lift and strengthen society.
This Church News video, released last week and titled “Compassion in Action,” highlights Latter-day Saint efforts to help and serve those in need as well as the Church’s desire to link arms with others who feel accountable to God.
Watch Elder Cook in the new Church News video
5. Sister Wright speaks at BYU–Idaho devotional
In speaking during the campus devotional in the I-Center on the Rexburg, Idaho, campus on Oct. 11, Sister Wright encouraged listeners to review the most recent counsel offered by the living Prophet, President Russell M. Nelson.
Read what Sister Wright said to those at BYU–Idaho during devotional
6. See the Quito Ecuador Temple as open house begins and look at the newly announced sites for the Singapore, Modesto temples
The Church’s newest temple in South America will host visitors in Quito, Ecuador, starting this weekend and running throughout the rest of the month.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced sites for the Singapore Temple and the Modesto California Temple.
See what the Quito Ecuador Temple looks like and look at the sites for the Singapore, Modesto temples
7. Elder S. Gifford Nielsen on the Black 14, feeding the hungry and healing communities, with guest host Sheri Dew on latest Church News podcast
In 1969, 14 members of the University of Wyoming football team were unfairly dismissed for asking to participate in a peaceful racial protest in a game against Brigham Young University. A half-century later, on Sept. 24, 2022, two members of the group, now known as the “Black 14,” ceremoniously lit the Y on the mountain above BYU’s Cougar Stadium. At their side was Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, a General Authority Seventy and former BYU quarterback.
Listen to Elder Nielsen on the newest Church News podcast episode
8. Meet the 9 new members of the Relief Society general advisory council
Nine members have been called to the Relief Society general advisory council. They will work with the Relief Society general presidency to help meet the needs of women around the world.
Get to know the new members of the Relief Society general advisory council
9. How a BYU football player’s career-ending injury led him to be cast as Captain Moroni in the Book of Mormon Videos series
After helping Bingham High School to win a trio of state titles, the highly recruited defensive lineman was eager to excel in college football at Brigham Young University.
The dream came crashing down when the chiseled, 6-foot-3 Polynesian athlete suffered a career-ending neck injury. It was one of the worst moments of his life.
Five years later, Tuifua has a new passion and career path in acting, and he just played one of the most iconic figures in the Book of Mormon Videos series of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
