December 1982
Contents
Live by the Savior’s Teachings
N. Eldon Tanner
Two Mounties and the Christmas Spirit
W. LaMar Palmer
Giving with Joy
Henry B. Eyring
Mormon Journal
The Christmas Cup
Wayne G. Geilman
Unexpected Guest
Elsie May Rock
Bavarian Memory
Margaret O. Dayton
The Most Beautiful Gift
Peggy Britton
Nature’s Lanterns: A Finnish Tradition
Helvi Temiseva
Our Time, My Time
Kelly M. and Karen A. Packer
What Are Your Children Learning in Church?
Josiah Douglas
Background for the Testaments
Stephen E. Robinson
The Land Jesus Knew, Part 1
Poetry
The Mother
Judith Robinson Walton
To Mary—Who Sat at Jesus’ Feet
Shirley Adwena Harvey
Shepherds’ Field in Spring
Emma Lou Thayne
The Way to Christlike Love
Allen E. Bergin
The Olive Press
Truman G. Madsen
Gentle Jesus
Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael F. Moody
Random Sampler
Merry Christmas Tree
Susan D. Anderson
A Tree to Keep
MinNette Fife
Season’s Greetings
Michael and Maria Moody
One-a-Day Compliments
Linda Turley Turner
Sharing
The Reality of Christmas
Bonnie McCauley
Meeting Loneliness with Love
Isabelle Briner
News of the Church
“Finding the Posterity” Is Kirtland’s New Challenge
Camilla Kimball Academic Chair Helps BYU Achieve Family Studies Role
Sister Kimball Recuperating After Fall, Surgery
Policies and Announcements
Church Recognized for New Bible Edition
New Temple
BYU Entertainers Well Received at Tennessee World’s Fair
Elizabeth Beck Rogers
“New Temple,” Ensign, Dec. 1982, 71