“Contents,” Friend, Dec. 1998 Friend December 1998 Volume 28, Number 12 Contents Stories and Features A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: “Peace on Earth” “May Christ Lift Thee Up”Ann S. Bushman Signs of ChristmasDiana L. Hammond They Spoke to Us (Conference Report) Priceless Gifts Feliz NavidadAlma J. Yates Our Creative Friends Sharing Time: “Come unto Christ”Sydney Reynolds Nothing for ChristmasSheila Kindred Friends in the News SparklyRonda Gibb Hinrichsen Sister Simon’s Saints Friend Index 1998 Trying to Be Like Jesus ChristAll That He Had Angela JackGift from the Heart Beverly C. Page For Little Friends Christmas-Story Figures Joseph Smith Receives the Gold Plates New Testament Story MarkersElizabeth Giles Mint Candy Wreaths Good Books for Little Friends Verse Because He Loves Us Things to Make and Do Christmas Workshop Christmas Advent Calendar Christmas Advent Calendar Cutouts Funstuf Cover: Photos by Longin Lonczyna, Jr.