August 2006
Contents
Family Home Evening Ideas
Led by Spiritual Pioneers
Thomas S. Monson
“My Name Is Paul Koelliker Too”
Paul E. Koelliker
The Fulness of the Gospel: The Purpose of Life
Making Progress Personal in Panama
Adam C. Olson
Duty to God: Building Spiritual Strongholds
The Gift of the Holy Ghost: What Every Member Should Know
Boyd K. Packer
Protecting Families
Surfing the No-Swim Zone
Greg Burgoyne
My Husband’s Addiction
On a Russian Train
AmyLyn Woolley Reynolds
In the Service of the Lord
William R. Walker
Poster
Latter-day Saint Voices
Until I Found the Truth
Triny Jovel
Playing for Betsy
Jessica Martinez
“I Was Watching You”
Lynn Jensen
Questions and Answers
Did You Know?
Comment
News of the Church
Temples to Open in 2006
New Area Leadership Assignments
New Mission Presidents Now in Place
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Dedicates Laos
View International Art Competition Winners Now Online at LDS.org
Additional Sharing Time Ideas
Speaking Today
The Friend
Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Faith in Every Footstep
James E. Faust
Sharing Time: The Scriptures Show the Way
Linda Magleby and Elizabeth Ricks
Listening to the Spirit
Jared’s Journal
Lilia M. Crouch
Special Witness: Guess Who?
Sunday Box: Fishing for Old Testament Facts
Brave in the Gospel—Eduardo, Mariana, and Marcella Dourado of Recife, Brazil
R. Val Johnson
“The Friend,” Liahona, Aug. 2006, F1
Photograph by R. Val Johnson.