No, the state Legislature is not honoring the Sacramento Kings tonight.

That purple glow on the Capitol dome is in recognition of World Alzheimer’s Month and Alzheimer’s Action Day on Wednesday.

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that Alzheimer’s afflicts 588,000 people in California, 22,000 of them in Sacramento County. The disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the only top 10 disease with no cure and no means of prevention, according to the association.

Tonight’s dome lighting was preceded by a candlelight vigil in recognition of the families affected by the disease.

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SACRAMENTO — The recently announced marriage plans of Sacramento Kings draft pick Jimmer Fredette provided the perfect jumping off point for the Sacramento Bee to look at how young Latter-day Saints are waiting longer to get married.

“Last weekend, Sacramento King draft pick and former Brigham Young University basketball star Jimmer Fredette announced his engagement via Twitter. At 22, he is following the traditional path for Mormons and is marrying young,” reporter Jennifer Garza wrote. “Church leaders want other Mormon men to follow his lead and not that of the nation as a whole. Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released figures indicating marriage is at an all-time low and people are waiting longer to tie the knot.”

The story refers to LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson’s April 2011 General Conference address in which he told priesthood holders of marriageable age that “there is a point at which it’s time to think seriously about marriage and to seek a companion with whom you want to spend eternity,” adding that “if you choose wisely and are committed to the success of your marriage, there is nothing in this life which will bring you greater happiness.”

Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve apostles would also be among the “church leaders who are reminding men of their religious obligations” referred to in the news article as a result of his counsel during the most recent General Conference: “If you are a young man of appropriate age and are not married, don’t waste time in idle pursuits. Get on with life and focus on getting married. Don’t just coast through this period of life.”

Garza spoke to several members of a Sacramento-area LDS singles ward, who talked about the advantages of attending a ward where they can serve in the church, make friends and meet and date people with similar beliefs.

“I don’t think I’ve put (off marriage), I just haven’t found the right person,” said one young man who is about to begin graduate school. “Marriage is something I’m aware of, but I’m not ready.”

Similarly, a young woman says that she and her girlfriends “want to marry but she has faith that it will happen at the right time. ‘God is in charge,’” she said.

For another view of an LDS singles ward in another part of the United States, check out this interesting PBS feature by correspondent Lucky Severson.

EMAIL: jwalker@desnews.com