Friend

December 1996

Volume 26, Number 12

Contents

• Stories and Features

• A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: Give a Gift of Love

• For unto Us a Child Is Born

• Santa from Snowflake
  Danette Turner

• They Spoke to Us (Conference Report)

• Sharing Time: The Gift of Obedience
  Karen Ashton

• Treetop Tradition
  Veloy Richards

• Friends in the News

• Jesus Christ Blesses His Disciples

• Fiction: Stacy’s Year-Round Giving Tree
  Ruth Kathryn Day

• Matt and Mandy

• Trying to Be Like Jesus Christ: An Older Brother’s Gift
  Ada Foy

• Our Creative Friend

• The Friend Index

• Book of Mormon Story: If We All Lived the Gospel!

• For Little Friends

• Fiction: Christmas Star
  Rebecca Todd

• If Only It Would Snow
  Sandra Liatsos

• Chain of Love
  Julie Wardell

• Holiday Ice-Cream Cups
  Rebecca Todd

• Nutty Noel Chocolate Dip
  Rebecca Todd

• Christmas Ice Cubes
  Rebecca Todd

• Holiday Wreath
  Julie Wardell

• Verse

• Prince of Light
  Rachel Wentz

• Things to Make and Do

• Funstuf

• Christmas Gift Tree
  Corliss Clayton

• Christmas Gift Tree Ornaments

• Christmas Workshop
  Rebecca Todd, Julie Wardell, and Ellen Javernick

Cover photos by Kelly Ogden; electronically composed by Patric Gerber