“Contents,” Liahona, Oct. 2006, inside front cover–1 Liahona October 2006 Volume 30, Number 10 Contents For Adults IFC Welcome to This Issue of the Liahona 2 First Presidency Message: A Perfect Brightness of Hope—to New Members of the Church President Gordon B. Hinckley 6 Rejoicing in the Gospel 10 What I Wish Every New Member Knew—and Every Longtime Member Remembered Elder Jeffrey R. Holland 17 Loving Families, Different Faiths Elder Walter F. González 25 Visiting Teaching Message: Receive the Blessings of the Priesthood 26 New Members, New Traditions Elder F. Melvin Hammond 30 Learning How the Church Works and Finding Your Place in It Jan Pinborough 36 Meeting the Challenges Larry Hiller 40 Latter-day Saint Voices Faith under the Overpass Greg Carlson Groceries or Tithing? Charlotte Arnold The Right Place for Me Francisco Javier Lara Hernández 44 Where Do I Go from Here? Richard M. Romney and Victor D. Cave 48 Helpful Words to Know N1 News of the Church For Youth 20 Worth It! Veronica Garcia Walker 22 Questions and Answers: Now That I’ve Joined the Church, Some of My Friends and Family Are Questioning My Decision. How Do I Answer Them? 35 Home Megan Walker 39 Idea List: Becoming a Latter-day Saint Teen 49 Poster: Come unto Me The Friend: For Children F2 Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Latter-day Prophets Speak F4 Sharing Time: I Will Follow the Prophet Today Elizabeth Ricks F6 Journey to Baptism F8 Keeping Our Baptismal Covenant Jennifer Rose F10 Clean Again Anne Bentley Waddoups F13 Song: I Want to Give the Lord My Tenth Lonnie Dobson Adams F14 Friend to Friend: Standing for Righteousness Elder Wolfgang H. Paul F16 What to Do Now? On the cover: Photographs by John Luke and Christina Smith, posed by models.