December 1986 Contents Gordon B. Hinckley“The Field Is White Already to Harvest” Poetry Roger BushmanDressed in White Don L. SearleElder Joseph B. Wirthlin: Finding Happiness Serving the Lord Robert D. HalesThe Divine Law of Tithing Osborne N. SmithTithing Came First Neal A. MaxwellThe New Testament—A Matchless Portrait of the Savior Robert L. MilletJoseph Smith and the New Testament David H. GarnerThe Land of Jesus, Part 1 “On the Morrow Come I into the World”—The Book of Mormon Christmas Story Sharing Teresa PitmanThe Things That Really Matter Ruth Stanfield ReesA Time of Enrichment Sharing the Season Maria T. MoodyYear-Round Christmas Spirit Mormon Journal Rebecca Strand RussonTo Give and Give Again Jane Brooking FlintThe Horse That Saved Christmas Kelly Strong ThackerMerry Thanks and Happy Respect Richard A. RobbTwo Dimes and a Nickel Random Sampler James WelchA Stockingful of History Bonnie JaspersonThe Gift of Tradition Elizabeth K. RyserOur Christmas Tree Symbols Talking with Your Children about Moral Purity Sandra F. JonesWe Can Walk It Out I Have a Question Monte S. NymanWhy were the Book of Mormon gold plates not placed in a museum? Roy W. DoxeyWhat was the approximate weight of the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated? Joy L. YoungThe Day of the New Edition News of the Church “Use the Book of Mormon,” President Benson Tells Michigan Area Conference Ricks College Inaugurates Twelfth President Elder Hunter Undergoes Surgery Tabernacle Choir, Shirley Verrett in TV Special Provo Tabernacle Rededicated Earthquake Brings Death, Injury to Members in San Salvador Rumor Concerning Early Oliver Cowdery History Refuted by Church Researchers