JayLynn E. Loves: October 2026

10/3/26 — Morning Session

Elder Gerrit W. Gong

(We missed the first few minutes of this talk due to a power outage that happened right after Pres. D. Todd Christofferson did the sustaining of the Apostles.)

Temple sacrifice is a sacred privilege. No ordinance or covenant is big or small. Let us always speak with gratitude about these ordinances and the gift of eternity.

Family extends on both sides of the veil. Be a strong link.

Buy your own ceremonial clothes. Show your family and posterity how much you love the temple. God will protect, help, guide, and bless you as you go to the temple often.

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Tamara W. Runia

We can't always fix things. In the scriptures, it says in D&C, "This is for your experience."

Why am I so surprised when trials or hardships happen?

The gospel is not an umbrella, but the rock.

Don't ask "Why?" but "What?"

Our suffering needs something. Christ's work in your life is bigger and better, even when we don't understand or know why.

Turn to God and let Him heal you. God said, TRUST HIM!

This is the true and only way to our eternal glory. Invite the Savior in, and don't let our pride get in the way.

God is shaping us into something more than we can do on our own. Follow and thank the Lord as He shapes our lives.

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Choir

"If I Hear the Savior's Voice?"

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Elder Gérald Caussé

"Be of good cheer and do not fear, for I will be with you."

Be a witness of Jesus Christ!

You demonstrate God's love, attributes, and the joy of His gospel. The gift of testimony comes through our love and faith in our Savior and Heavenly Father.

Trust, bear, and nurture your testimony often, for it will be important later in life and throughout eternity.

Testimony and love go hand in hand in God's work and gospel. Express Christlike love and show Christ's love for others.

Do you believe what you express in your simple testimony of Christ?

It's the Spirit, not the words, that touches hearts through testimony.

Your testimony can change lives!

Become an instrument in God's work and purpose. Be that spark of hope now and forever.

It is your duty and privilege to bear your testimony. Find simple and natural ways to express and share your testimony of Jesus Christ.

What joy and beauty can be shown as we do our part to share God's light with all.

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Elder Vai Sikahema

He talked about his grandparents, the Wolfgramms, traveling to the temple.

No matter how hard their journey was to see a General Authority and go to the temple, they made that trip and fulfilled an eternal family moment.

A famine of the spirit will come, so be aware and prepare spiritually.

Beware of what we deem precious and what we put our trust in.

Are we listening to the Apostles of God?

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Kevin J. Hathaway

Jesus Christ delivers us through calamity and devastation.

His deliverance is CERTAIN.

We may not always be delivered from our devastation, but we can feel comforted throughout the journey.

Sincerely seeking God's love and peace can bring understanding and clarity.

Hold fast to your covenants with God during the hardest moments of life. Find divine strength through your faith in God.

Turn to Him!

The Lord is not delayed. He has not forgotten you. He knows moments may be tough, but only believe and be diligent.

Be not afraid, but believe.

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Choir

"Called to Serve"

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Elder Ulisses Soares

Draw near to God.

Sanctify and honor the covenants we make with God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Bring ourselves nearer unto God.

Lift our hearts unto Him and communicate our desire to know what He needs from us.

Be humble, aware, and receptive to receiving revelation from on high.

Divine principles should become part of our way of life so we can know and understand our divine purpose in this life and the life to come.

Fasting and prayer draw us nearer to the divine will of God for us. Align yourself with God's wisdom and purpose.

Confidence in Him and His will is important for us spiritually and can uplift us physically.

Charity — do I have any?

Is my heart open to charity like our Savior's? Am I willing to open my heart to charity?

Am I truly fasting for real change and honesty within myself, or for God's approval?

Charity is a higher and holier way to draw nearer and become closer to God.

The Lord will sanctify us through our faithfulness, humility, and charity.

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W. Christopher Waddell — General Bishopric

Missionary work is a beautiful messenger work in this life to help build up God's work.

Have the desire to do the work of God.

Do I have that desire within myself?

Do I have the convincing power to speak of God's light, love, and gospel if I am asked to do so?

Am I too distracted to become better or to fulfill God's purpose?

Am I truly converted to God?

Am I united in God's purpose?

A mission is one of many steps in God's purpose for our divine mission.

Pray to know YOUR MISSION.

Lift up your voice, lift up your head, and be vigilant in working in the field to do God's work now!

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Choir

"His Eye Is on the Sparrow"

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Pres. D. Todd Christofferson

I felt the boldness of his words about gambling.

Putting things at risk is not good, and we should stand against it. If we're not careful, we can fall into difficult temptations that could suffocate our spiritual and physical development.

"Casinos in your pocket" can be the beginning of harmful vices, bad behaviors, and poor life decisions.

Where will this lead, and how will it affect our future?

Every choice has an opportunity cost, whether good or bad. We must be careful.

Make your moral standards clear in God so you can be a good example.

Beware that your choices and liberty do not become a devastating demise.

Gambling is morally wrong.

Does gambling bring any real value?

We must live life in a higher and holier way. Be productive in doing good, serving, and loving—not gambling.

Be anxiously engaged in a good cause.

Hunger and thirst after righteousness.

Don't treat gambling lightly!

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Choir

"To God Be the Glory"

It has been a while since Mika and I have gone to the temple together. Life has a way of filling our days with so many distractions that sometimes we unintentionally stop making time for the things of the Spirit.

This morning started differently.

I woke up because my body was hurting. My inflamed tailbone, herniated disc, and the sciatic nerve pain on my left side were bothering me, and the throbbing pain was enough to get me out of bed. I decided to take a shower, hoping the warm water would help calm my body and nerves.

While I was in the shower, a thought came to my mind: Go get checked at a free clinic—or go to the temple.

I seriously considered going to the clinic, but as I stood there pondering, I felt more strongly that I needed to go to the temple.

So I chose the temple.

After my shower, I originally thought I would just go by myself. But another thought came to me that I should wake Mika and at least let him know I was leaving. When I did, he immediately got up and said that he wanted to go too.

That made me happy.

We both finished getting ready and headed to the temple. Mika drove while I began reading this week's Come, Follow Me lesson from Isaiah 50–57, titled "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows."

During that short 15-minute drive, I tried to focus on what I could learn from the lesson that might help me today. I thought about why I had been feeling the way I had been feeling—not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually.

As I read the scriptures and the lesson, the message I felt from the Lord was simple:

I am here with you. Don't be afraid.

That was exactly what I needed.

I've had so many mixed feelings lately about different things happening in my life. Sometimes our minds can become so filled with worries, questions, pain, distractions, and uncertainty that we forget where true peace comes from.

Today, I needed God's words to remind me of that peace.

And I needed to physically go to the House of the Lord to feel it again.

When Mika and I entered the temple, we participated in sealings. We were able to do family names for couples and children, and throughout the experience, I felt a special love for those on the other side of the veil.

There were three other sisters and another brother in our group, and even the sealer gave us a moment to smile. When Mika and I served as a proxy couple, he became distracted by Mika's family name and accidentally confused me with another Sister Wolfgramm who had come in on Tuesday to do sealings.

He asked us about our nationalities, and I told him that I am Samoan and Tongan, while Mika is Tongan and German. He seemed thrilled by it, and so did some of the older people in our group. It was just one of those small, funny and sweet moments that made the experience even more memorable.

Together, we finished the family names and then went into the Celestial Room.

There, I found what I had been searching for that morning:

Comfort. Peace. Prayer.

For a little while, the noise of life became quiet.

Afterward, we changed, placed names on the temple prayer roll, left the temple, and headed to McDonald's for lunch.

Now we're back home relaxing, and I felt the need to sit down and document what I experienced today.

Maybe writing and posting on my blog is mostly for me. Maybe very few people will ever read these words. But I want to leave behind my own little history. Someday, someone in my family—whoever they may be—might find these posts and learn a little more about who I was, what I believed, what I struggled with, and what brought me peace.

So if my family ever reads this someday, I want them to know:

I love life.

I love my family.

I love the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I love being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I love going to the House of the Lord—the temple.

I love the Melchizedek Priesthood and the blessing of receiving priesthood blessings.

I believe in the power of prayer.

I believe in forgiveness and repentance, and I am grateful for how those gifts have blessed me throughout my life.

My life isn't perfect. I don't have everything figured out. I experience pain, struggles, distractions, doubts, worries, and moments when I lose focus on the things that matter most.

But today reminded me that sometimes the Lord reaches us through a simple thought.

Go to the temple.

I'm grateful I listened.

This is part of my story, my thoughts, and my testimony from where I am in my life right now.

Until the next post, have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful General Conference weekend.

❤️ JayLynn