“Contents,” Liahona, Dec. 2002 Liahona December 2002 Volume 26, Number 12 Contents Features Comment First Presidency Message: A Testimony of the Son of God President Gordon B. Hinckley “A Cloud of Witnesses” Stephen K. Iba Finding Hope in Christ Elder Johann A. Wondra Latter-day Saint Voices Wrapped in My Mother’s Love Bonnie Danielson Living Christmas Julia María Cortés de Peluso A White Christmas in Ecuador Carl Grossen The Gift My Father Gave Me Ruth M. Anderson She Brought Light Muriel Robinson The Little Christmas Miracle Name withheld Visiting Teaching Message: Rejoice in the Blessings of the Temple Women of Righteousness Elder M. Russell Ballard Liahona Classic: The Testimony Which I Have Given Is True Lucy Mack Smith Using the December 2002 Liahona Especially for Youth Testimonies of Christ: Latter-day Saint Artists Bear Witness of Him Song: In That Holy Place Sally DeFord Questions and Answers: Why Does the Church Teach That We Shouldn’t Date until We Are 16? Idea List: Priceless Gifts Our Little Gift Joshua DeMoux Paying Tithing Jennifer M. Severino Did You Know? The Friend A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: The Savior’s Gift of Love “I Am the Light of the World” Kimberly Webb and Christine Rappleye Song for a Prophet Lori Mortensen New Testament Stories The Second Coming Sharing Time: The Prince of Peace Vicki F. Matsumori Friend to Friend Jan Pinborough and Elder Adhemar Damiani “I Am the Light of the World” Cutouts Kimberly Webb and Christine Rappleye