No. 8 BYU upset No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 on Saturday night in Provo, the Cougars' first win over the Irish since 2004. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier ran for two touchdowns, caught one and threw the 6-yard game-winner to Walker Lyons with 1:47 left. Notre Dame drove to the BYU 9 but its last pass fell incomplete in the end zone. BYU is 6-0 and visits UCF on Oct. 24 (ESPN, Deseret News, BYU Athletics).
Pat McAfee reads the Book of Mormon on College GameDay. Before the game, co-host Pat McAfee opened a Book of Mormon on the Provo broadcast and read 1 Nephi 17:36, then joked about BYU “possessing” offense. BroBible also reports that coach Kalani Sitake shared a short testimony of Jesus Christ on the show (KUTV, BroBible).
“Dedicate” Episode 3 arrives this morning. “Covenant Connections” releases on the Church's YouTube channel today at 8 a.m. MDT. The young adults tour the Goshen film set, a re-creation of ancient Jerusalem, and turn to scripture to learn about covenants. It was screened Saturday next to the Mexico City Mexico Temple (Newsroom).
President Eyring dedicates the Montpelier Idaho Temple today. The 10 a.m. MDT dedication will be broadcast to congregations in the temple district, with a 2 p.m. MDT rebroadcast. It will be the Church's 225th operating temple (Newsroom).
“I invite you, the next time you go to the temple, not only to attend and participate, but to truly strive to feel Christ and listen to Christ, to rejoice in Him.”
— Elder Jose L. Alonso, Mexico Area Presidency, Oct. 17, 2026 (Newsroom)
Oct. 18, 1881: Ngataki of Ngaruawahia became the first Māori baptized in New Zealand, in Auckland (Church History: New Zealand chronology).
The Church's first temple in Mexico was announced April 3, 1976, and dedicated Dec. 2, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley, then a counselor in the First Presidency. It was rededicated Nov. 16, 2008, by President Thomas S. Monson (Newsroom, official temple page).
Yesterday's answer: Miami. BYU's only win over an AP No. 1 or No. 2 team before Saturday came at home in 1990 against No. 1 Miami (ESPN Press Room).
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