“Contents,” Liahona, Dec. 2000 Liahona December 2000 Volume 24, Number 12 Contents Features Comment First Presidency Message: The Wondrous and True Story of Christmas President Gordon B. Hinckley More Than Lights and Bright Colors Patricia Ch. Merlos Christ’s Role as Redeemer Richard D. Draper You Can Make a Difference: “The Least of These” Roger Terry Christmas in the Erzgebirge Herta Klimmer Visiting Teaching Message: Children—Gifts from God A Worldwide Look at the Book of Mormon The Significance of Tithing Settlement Kenneth L. DuVall Latter-day Saint Voices: A Season of Celebration My Last Christmas in the Mission Julio Cesar Sonoda “For Thy Good” Evelyn Cardinez and Aurelia S. Diezon From Lonely to Joyful Vera Jean Paffel Liahona 2000 Index Especially for Youth Questions and Answers: How Can I Be a Good Example When I’m So Imperfect? An Eternal Vision Elder Carlos H. Amado Poster: If Only … The Friend A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: The Spirit of Christmas New Testament Stories Jesus Is Tempted The Wedding in Cana Sharing Time: Christmas All Year Ann Jamison Poster: Follow the Prophet Fiction: Gifts for the Poor Shirley G. Finlinson Christmas Crafts: Heartfelt Christmas Messages Vicki K. Wilkins Fun Page: Joseph’s Gifts Joan Fox On the cover: The Road to Bethlehem, by Joseph Brickey Inside back cover: Alma, Arise, by Walter Rane, courtesy of the Museum of Church History and Art, Fifth International Art Competition