Liahona

August 2006

Volume 30 Number 8

Contents

• For Adults

  • 2

    First Presidency Message: Led by Spiritual Pioneers

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • 9

    “My Name Is Paul Koelliker Too”

    Elder Paul E. Koelliker

  • 10

    The Fulness of the Gospel: The Purpose of Life

  • 18

    The Gift of the Holy Ghost: What Every Member Should Know

    President Boyd K. Packer

  • 25

    Visiting Teaching Message: Protecting Families

  • 28

    My Husband’s Addiction

    Name withheld

  • 34

    In the Service of the Lord

    Elder William R. Walker

  • 40

    Latter-day Saint Voices

    • Until I Found the Truth

      Triny Jovel

    • Playing for Betsy

      Jessica Martinez

    • “I Was Watching You”

      Lynn Jensen

  • 48

    Comment

• For Youth

  • 12

    Making Progress Personal in Panama

    Adam C. Olson

  • 16

    Duty to God: Building Spiritual Strongholds

    Adam C. Olson

  • 26

    Surfing the No-Swim Zone

    Greg Burgoyne

  • 32

    On a Russian Train

    AmyLyn Woolley Reynolds

  • 39

    Poster: Going Nowhere?

  • 44

    Questions and Answers: Why Is Life So Hard? Will I Ever Get a Break from Trials? How Can I Endure?

  • 47

    Did You Know?

• The Friend: For Children

  • F2

    Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Faith in Every Footstep

    President James E. Faust

  • F4

    Sharing Time: The Scriptures Show the Way

    Linda Magleby and Elizabeth Ricks

  • F6

    From the Life of President Wilford Woodruff: Listening to the Spirit

  • F8

    Jared’s Journal

    Lilia M. Crouch

  • F11

    Special Witness: Guess Who?

  • F12

    Sunday Box: Fishing for Old Testament Facts

  • F14

    Making Friends: Brave in the Gospel—Eduardo, Mariana, and Marcella Douardo of Recife, Brazil