December 1990
Contents
The Search for Jesus
Thomas S. Monson
Twelve Witnesses of Christ’s Birth
Joseph Fielding McConkie
Poetry
The Dream of Love
Molly S. Miller
Venite Fedeli: Christmas in Bolzano
Patrick Sean Hopkins
Mormon Journal
Vandalized! What to Do?
Jeannie Lancaster
Lessons Learned at Shepherds’ Field
Vickie H. Randall
The Most Important Gift
Jill Dastrup
“Make It Go!”
Wendel K. Walton
Blinking Lights and Whispered Words
Billie Jo Steele
Anna’s Book of Mormon Christmas
Denise Turner
Answered Prayers or Coincidence?
Raymond A. Haeckel
Caught in a Casserole
Joni Winn Hilton
I Have a Question
Eldon R. Taylor
Fiji: Islands of Faith
Shirleen Meek
The Trip to Crawfordsville
W. Scott Fisher
Remember Him through Searching the Scriptures
Only a Matter of Time
Don L. Searle
Coins for the Lord
Artel Ricks
“Hast Thou Considered My Servant Job?”
John S. Tanner
Israelite Names—Witnesses of Deity
Jay A. Parry and Donald W. Parry
Avoiding a Very Harried Christmas
Annette P. Bowen
Random Sampler
’Tis the Season to Be Thrifty
Sending Our Gifts on a Mission
Cristy Cole Crump
“Letters from Home” Evening
Paula Berensen
Preparing for Emergencies
Portraits
Dian Thomas: Unusual—As Usual
Giles H. Florence Jr.
Victor Wilkins: A Shift of Focus
Anne Bradshaw
News of the Church
Mountain Meadows Memorial Helps Bring Healing
New Young Women Guidebook Available
That Sunday in Leningrad
Oakland Temple Reopens
A Conversation about the Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Missions and Missionaries
Policies and Announcements
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