2011

December 2011

  • Contents

  • Christmas at the MTC

    L. Tom Perry

  • Thoughtful Gifts

    Rebekah Atkin

  • What Is Mighty Prayer?

    Kersten Campbell

  • The Lord Poured Out Blessings

    Kim Koung

  • The Power of a Friend

    Melissa Merrill

  • Softly Falls the Evening Light

    Orrin G. Hatch and Janice Kapp Perry

  • Questions and Answers

  • Three Great Reasons to Give Thanks

    John Hilton III and Anthony Sweat

  • What Did You Get for Christmas?

    Lauren Meese

  • A Sure Witness

    Carl B. Pratt

  • Finding a Message in the Music

    Elyse Alexandria Holmes

  • Dancing by the Light of a Christmas Tree

    Amy Jones

  • Learning from Nature

    Mindy Raye Friedman

  • This Shall Be a Sign unto You

    Whitney Hinckley

  • Mormonad: You Are Never Alone

  • Lessons from the Master

    Marvin J. Ashton

  • To Be Forgiven Is a Gift

    David Alexander

  • What’s Up?

    • Planting Trees in Washington

    • USA—Tennessee

    • My Favorite Scripture

    • Dear Abby

    • We’ve Got Mail

  • The Extra Smile

  • They Should Change

    Francisco Javier Lara Hernández

  • Instant Messages

    • Waiting at the Window

      Ruth M.

    • My Savior, Jesus Christ

      Jeffrey W.

    • Together at Home

      Trish W.

    • Making Christmas Last

      Whitney H.

  • Meet Brother Joseph

  • How to Prepare for the Sacrament

    Dallin H. Oaks

  • Waterfalls in Winter

    Pat Diane Buckner

Waterfalls in Winter
December 2011


“Waterfalls in Winter,” New Era, Dec. 2011, 49

Waterfalls in Winter

By Pat Diane Buckner

Sky summer blue

Caught with ice winter white

By a cascade of freezing

One star-singing night.

A deep, indrawn breath

In awe of the cold

Until spring warms to free them

From the pattern they hold.