Liahona

December 2007

Volume 31, Number 12

Contents

• For Adults

  • 1

    Family Home Evening Ideas

  • 2

    First Presidency Message: These, Our Little Ones

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

  • 18

    Mongolia: Steppes of Faith

    Don L. Searle

  • 25

    Visiting Teaching Message: Become an Instrument in the Hands of God by Exercising Charity

  • 26

    There Shall Be a Record Kept among You

  • 32

    The Joseph Smith Journals

    Mark Ashurst-McGee and Alex Smith

  • 43

    Latter-day Saint Voices

    • My Most Precious Gift

      Consuelo Conesa Leone

    • Mother’s Christmas Mouse

      Betty LeBaron Mostert

    • A Christmas to Remember

      Jerry O. Thompson

    • Did Heavenly Father Really Love Me?

      Carol C. Watts

    • The New Recruit

      Henny Rasmussen

  • 48

    Comment

  • N1

    News of the Church

• For Youth

  • 8

    The Best Christmas Gifts

  • 12

    Finding Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

    Elder Robert D. Hales

  • 17

    Sharing Christmas

    Daiana Melina Albornoz Díaz

  • 24

    Poster: Joy to the World

  • 38

    A Prophet on the Earth

    Jade Swartzberg

  • 40

    Questions and Answers: How Can I Strengthen My Testimony to Make Sure I Stay Strong in the Gospel?

• The Friend: For Children

  • F2

    A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: The Savior Is Born

  • F4

    Sharing Time: The Greatest Gift

    Elizabeth Ricks

  • F6

    From the Life of President Spencer W. Kimball: Holding Priesthood Keys

  • F8

    Nativity Figures and Facts

    Pat Graham

  • F10

    A Christmas Visitor

    Gwen S. Jones

  • F13

    Special Witness: Why Is It Important to Follow the Prophet?

    Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  • F14

    The Hot Chocolate Mishap

    Melanie Marks

  • F16

    Coloring Page