October 2025 Liahona About This Issue This Month’s Theme: Intimacy and ConnectionThe YA Weekly staff introduces this month’s theme. Week 4 Richard OstlerHow the Savior’s Healing Power Applies to Repenting from Sexual SinA former YSA ward bishop shares some misconceptions about repenting from sexual sin and shares a story that illustrates how Heavenly Father feels when we repent. Young AdultsFostering a Positive Perspective of SexualityEight suggestions on how to navigate healthy sexuality for young single adults. Life SkillsTrent Hortin5 Gospel-Centered Tips to Help You Succeed in Your CareerFive gospel-centered tips to help you have a fulfilling career. Young AdultsKamilla MedveczkyChastity: Strengthening My Sense of IdentityA young adult convert in Hungary shares how learning about and living the law of chastity has blessed her life. Young AdultsJamie Kathryn LeSueurIs Fear Getting in the Way of Your Relationship with God?Improve your relationships with others by improving your relationship with God through covenants. Week 3 Featured DevotionalNeil L. AndersenImportant Advice for Finding the Right Person to MarryElder Andersen counsels young adults to be courageous, obey the law of chastity, take a chance, and commit to honesty. Tori StoneLooking for the Perfect Spouse? Try a Different LensWhat should you actually be looking for in a future spouse? Chelom E. LeavittConversations about Intimacy and Sex That Can Prepare You for MarriageSuggestions for talking about sexual intimacy as a young adult. Young AdultsEleanor Cain Adams and Allisa WhiteLiving the Law of Chastity in a Dating World Full of Gray Areas Liahona staff and Family ServicesBridling Your Passions: How to Align Sexual Thoughts and Feelings with the Lord’s ExpectationsHelpful ways we can learn to bridle our sexual thoughts and feelings to better live God’s law of chastity.. Week 2 Creating Brotherhood and Cultivating Meaningful Connections in Elders QuorumThe YA Weekly staff shares ideas for creating more meaningful experiences in elders quorum. Nathan Leonhardt3 Ways to Heal from Harmful Perspectives of Sex and See Intimacy How God IntendedLet the hope of Christ’s Atonement guide you to a future of true wholeness and intimacy. Chakell Wardleigh HerbertBeyond Surface-Level Relationships: Building Connection Through VulnerabilityVulnerability is sharing our feelings in the right way, time, and place, with a desire for greater connection. Especially for NewlywedsTori StoneMaking Space for Personal Weaknesses in MarriageBy keeping your covenants, you’re entitled to receive divine help in your marriage. Should You Date Even Though You Struggle with Pornography? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself FirstFive questions to encourage self-reflection when you want to date but struggle with pornography use. Week 1 Jeremy R. JaggiKeys to Building Christlike Connections in RelationshipsElder Jaggi gives advice for young adults seeking to build stronger relationships. Niera Rel Juntilla-SurioWhat If I Don’t Feel a “Spark” on a First Date?Advice for if you find yourself anxiously analyzing every detail of a first date. Vitória Oliveria3 Powerful Habits That Help Me Live the Law of ChastityNo matter your circumstances, keeping the law of chastity is worth it. Applying the Doctrine and Covenants to Your LifeTrent HortinEmpathy Can Help Answer Your Tough QuestionsHow to extend Christlike empathy to leaders in Church history.