“Contents,” Liahona, Dec. 1997

Liahona

December 1997

Volume 21, Number 12

Contents

Features
First Presidency Message: A Season for Gratitude
President Gordon B. Hinckley
Our Lord and Savior
My Christmas Coat
Cheryl Boyle
Peace in the Holy Land
D. Kelly Ogden and David B. Galbraith
Major Changes in Priesthood and Relief Society Curriculum
Don L. Searle
A Tribute to Brother Joseph
The Light and the Life
Elder Dallin H. Oaks
Even in Deepest Sorrow
Sveinbjörg Gudmundsdóttir
I Am a Pioneer
Catherine Ramognino and Don O. Thorpe
Especially for Youth
A New Christmas Tradition
Douglas Presença
A Witness for Jesus Christ
Darrin Lythgoe
Christmas Every Sunday
Lois T. Bartholomew
Departments
Comment
Visiting Teaching Message: “Always Remembering for What They Are Given”
The Friend
A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: “Good Tidings of Great Joy”
This Is My Beloved Son
Marvin K. Gardner and Vanja Y. Watkins
For Little Friends
Christmas Star Rebecca Todd
Sharing Time: The Prophets Testify of Jesus Christ’s Birth
Karen Ashton
Exploring: Deseret
Sherrie Johnson
Fun Page
Christmas Crafts: Sparkling Christmas Picture
M. H. Martin
Treetop Tradition
Veloy Richards