Liahona

December 2005

Volume 29, Number 12

Contents

• For Adults

  • First Presidency Christmas Message

  • First Presidency Message: Joseph Smith Jr.—Prophet of God, Mighty Servant

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

  • Gospel Classics: The Real Christmas

    President Howard W. Hunter

  • One Family’s Testimony of Tithing

    Don L. Searle

  • A Prophet’s Life: The Cradle—Sharon, Vermont

  • Visiting Teaching Message: Rejoice in the Atonement of Jesus Christ

  • Mission Blessings in the Golden Years

  • Strengthening the Family: Adapting to Circumstances

  • A Bag of Food and 20 Marks

    Maija-Kaarina Mäkinen

  • The Quorum of the First Presidency

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

  • Latter-day Saint Voices

  • Comment

  • News of the Church

• For Youth

  • Idea List: The 12 Reading Days of Christmas

  • Remembering Him Always

    Elder Henry B. Eyring

  • Poster: Ten Percent Plus All Your Heart

  • Joseph Smith’s Family Tree

  • Questions and Answers: My Friend Says He Would Be Interested in Joining Our Church If He Just Didn’t Have to Believe the Joseph Smith Story. How Do I Answer Him?

  • Instant Messages

  • Did You Know?

• The Friend: For Children

  • A Joyful Season: A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World

  • Sharing Time: I Am Grateful for Many Things

    Margaret S. Lifferth

  • From the Life of President David O. McKay: A Gift of Music

  • Christmas Advent Wreath

    Elise Black

  • Important Places in the Life of the Prophet Joseph Smith

    Britney Schetselaar

  • Nigerian Christmas

    Lori Mortensen

  • Special Witness: Getting to Know Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf