Did You Know?

2009

September 2009

Contents
Contents
- Comment
The Influence of Righteous Women
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
One Family’s Heritage of Service
Don L. Searle
I Know It Is True
Peter Amoa-Ohenakwah
Temple Teens in Aberdeen
Paul VanDenBerghe
The Saga of Revelation: The Unfolding Role of the Seventy
Earl C. Tingey
Understand and Live the Gospel of Christ
Why Do We Do Missionary Work?
Dallin H. Oaks
Who Is Ready?
Allison Lee Burton
Friends Tend to Become Like You
José María Marquez Blanco
Baptism Comes First
David B. Haight
Poster: Let Us Give You a Hand
Four Talks, Four Lives Changed
Did You Know?
- The Church in the United Kingdom
This Is Our Religion, to Save Souls
Erich W. Kopischke
Latter-day Saint Voices
Using This Issue
- Family Home Evening Ideas
The Friend
Showing the Love in Your Heart
Thomas S. Monson
Campfire Stories and Testimonies
Brett Nielson
The Inspirations of a Prophet
Prophets Teach Me How to Strengthen My Family
Cheryl Esplin
Comforting Lucy
Julianne Donaldson
Missionary Appointment
Arie Van De Graaff
Preparing for a Mission
Val Chadwick Bagley
How to Treat Others
Francisco J. Viñas
Coloring Page
News of the Church

Did You Know?

September 2009

“Did You Know?” Liahona, Sept. 2009, 39

Did You Know?

“The fundamental purposes for the gift of agency were to love one another and to choose God.”

Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “The Tender Mercies of the Lord,” Liahona and Ensign, May 2005, 101.

By the Numbers

52,494

Number of full-time missionaries who were serving worldwide in 2008.

My Favorite Scripture

Matthew 5:14–16

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

“Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

This is my favorite scripture because it helps me remember, especially when I’m not at home or at church, that I have a responsibility to be an example. Through me, many can know about the Church.

Laura Z., 15, Lima, Peru

The Church in the United Kingdom