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Today’s Issue · Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026

Today’s Issue

Pope Leo XIV on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after his election in May 2025
Pope Leo XIV, May 2025. Photo: Edgar Beltrán / The Pillar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
  • First Presidency prays for Pope Leo XIV.
  • Modesto California Temple open house is underway.
  • President Eyring will dedicate the Montpelier Idaho Temple this Sunday.
Today’s trivia: Montpelier will be Idaho's eighth dedicated temple. Which of these is NOT a dedicated temple in Idaho?
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Creator Spotlight

Hayden Carroll

Latter-day Saint YouTube creator behind "Let's Talk w/ Hayden Carroll"

Hayden hosts a YouTube channel built around conversations and debates on Latter-day Saint belief, often with Christians of other traditions, and posts short clips and commentary on X. His topics lately include the Trinity, Calvinism and whether the Bible is infallible. He also has a new book on Amazon challenging the creedal view of God.

Worth a look

Independent creator content: the channel's own video descriptions say the views are the creator's and not official Church positions.

YouTube channel ↗ @Lets_Talk_HC on X ↗

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Featured Videos

Behind The Church’s $1 Million Prop 1 Donation

Cwic Show · Oct 15, 2026 · Watch on YouTube

The Cwic Show discusses the Church’s $1 million donation connected to Prop 1.

Fire in the Bones | Jeremiah 1-20 | Come Follow Me 2026 | John Hilton III

Scripture Central · Oct 15, 2026 · Watch on YouTube

John Hilton III on Jeremiah 1–20 for next week’s Come, Follow Me.

The "Faithful" Berean .. ?

Missionary Discussions · Oct 14, 2026 · Watch on YouTube

A clip from a larger discussion on the claim that being a “Berean” (Acts 17) makes you more objective in reading scripture.

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Social Pulse

What Latter-day Saint creators are talking about on X

Let’s Talk w/ Hayden Carroll @Lets_Talk_HC

Hayden asks whether a believer who rejects the fourth-century idea that the Father and Son share one substance is being asked to accept something Jesus and the Apostles never taught. It drew one of the busiest reply threads of the day.

Oct 14, 10:58 PM PT · 187 likes · 25 replies · 6 reposts

Trevor Tomesh @realDrTT

A Catholic commentator thanks the Latter-day Saints who reached out to say they were praying for Pope Leo XIV, a small interfaith moment that got a warm response.

Oct 13, 3:53 PM PT · 381 likes · 13 replies · 2 reposts

Troy Sariah @BlackBlessedLDS

Troy pushes back on a common argument that Matthew 16:18 points to a Great Apostasy, saying the verse promises the Church will endure but does not itself describe an apostasy.

Oct 15, 6:53 AM PT · 38 likes · 5 replies · 2 reposts

Latter-day Truth @Latterdaytruth

Quoting a line from the hymn “O My Father,” this account says it is thankful for the restored teaching that we are children of Heavenly Parents.

Oct 15, 7:28 AM PT · 38 likes · 1 replies · 3 reposts

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Posts reflect the views of their authors, not The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or The Daily Deseret. Summaries are ours; updated 2026-10-15.