“Contents,” Liahona, Sept. 1997
Liahona
September 1997
Volume 21, Number 9
On the cover: Temple Square is featured in an article beginning on page 34.
Back cover: Sister Yochabel Bracale of São Paulo, Brazil, is among the many sister missionaries who serve on Temple Square, one of the most unique missions in the Church.
Each year, millions of visitors enjoy the beauty of Temple Square. Many are also touched by the beauty of the gospel, taught by missionaries serving there. See “Temple Square,” page 34, and “A Mission to the World,” page 44. (Cover photography by Craig Dimond.)
Inside back cover: Christmas on Temple Square, photograph by Craig Dimond. Each Christmas, thousands of people view the lights on Temple Square. Begun in 1963, the annual display has grown in size and complexity. Workers begin in August to string approximately 300,000 ornamental lights on trees, shrubs, and lawns. Central to the display is a life-size manger scene and the narration of the biblical Christmas story, Christmas concerts are presented each night in the Tabernacle, the Assembly Hall, or the visitors’ centers.