Liahona 10488

International magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The First Presidency: Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen

Editor: Paul B. Pieper

Advisers: Keith R. Edwards, Christoffel Golden Jr., Per G. Malm

Managing Director: David L. Frischknecht

Editorial Director: Vincent A. Vaughn

Graphics Director: Allan R. Loyborg

Managing Editor: R. Val Johnson

Assistant Managing Editors: Jenifer L. Greenwood, Adam C. Olson

Associate Editors: Susan Barrett, Ryan Carr

Editorial Staff: Brittany Beattie, David A. Edwards, Matthew D. Flitton, LaRene Porter Gaunt, Carrie Kasten, Lia McClanahan, Melissa Merrill, Michael R. Morris, Sally J. Odekirk, Joshua J. Perkey, Chad E. Phares, Jan Pinborough, Alissa Strong, Paul VanDenBerghe, Marissa A. Widdison, Melissa Zenteno

Managing Art Director: J. Scott Knudsen

Art Director: Scott Van Kampen

Production Manager: Jane Ann Peters

Senior Designers: C. Kimball Bott, Colleen Hinckley, Eric P. Johnsen, Scott M. Mooy

Production Staff: Collette Nebeker Aune, Connie Bowthorpe Bridge, Howard G. Brown, Julie Burdett, Bryan W. Gygi, Kathleen Howard, Denise Kirby, Ginny J. Nilson, Gayle Tate Rafferty

Prepress: Jeff L. Martin

Printing Director: Craig K. Sedgwick

Distribution Director: Evan Larsen

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For Readers in the United States and Canada: August 2012 Vol. 36 No. 8. LIAHONA (USPS 311-480) English (ISSN 1080-9554) is published monthly by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 E. North Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84150. USA subscription price is $10.00 per year; Canada, $12.00 plus applicable taxes. Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah. Sixty days’ notice required for change of address. Include address label from a recent issue; old and new address must be included. Send USA and Canadian subscriptions to Salt Lake Distribution Center at address below. Subscription help line: 1-800-537-5971. Credit card orders (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa) may be taken by phone or at store.lds.org. (Canada Post Information: Publication Agreement #40017431)

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