December 2006

Contents
Contents
Treasured Gifts
Thomas S. Monson
Questions and Answers
Taking the Challenge
- Something Remarkable: Testimonies of the Blessings
Our First Christmas
Abraham Menes Sagrero
Hero at the Grocery Store
Stephenie Meyer
This Is the Christ
James E. Faust, Jan Pinborough, and Michael Finlinson Moody
Who Is This King of Glory?
The Gift That Took Our Breath Away
Brenda Pierson
Quick to Observe
David A. Bednar
Lessons from the Old Testament: Coming of Age
Kathleen H. Hughes
Go and Bring Them In
LaRene Porter Gaunt and Linda Dekker
Lessons from the Old Testament: My Father’s Last Words
Jorge Luis del Castillo
What I Have Learned about Mighty Prayer
Mary Jane Woodger
Blessings of Belonging to Relief Society
How the Hong Kong Temple Came to Be
Monte J. Brough and John K. Carmack
Latter-day Saint Voices
Random Sampler
News of the Church

News of the Church

December 2006

“News of the Church,” Ensign, Dec. 2006, 76–80

News of the Church

Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra Celebrate Christmas in August

Abbey Olsen
Annual First Presidency Christmas Devotional Set
Work on Temples Progresses Worldwide
New Temple Presidents Now Serving
Museum Commemorates Handcart Experience

Kathryn McNeil
Church Releases Plans for Downtown Salt Lake
Three New Pamphlets Help Teach about Church

Brittany Karford
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