“Contents,” Tambuli, Sept. 1992 Tambuli September 1992 Volume 16, Number 9 Contents Features First Presidency Message: The Long Line of the LonelyPresident Thomas S. Monson On the Wings of PrayerReggie R. Van Wagoner Floods, Winds, and the Gates of HellArthur R. Bassett Pearls of the OrientKellene Ricks Especially for Youth Mormon Message: Going Nowhere? Three from New ZealandJanet Thomas Not My TimeCarlos José García Making a DifferenceGeri Christensen Departments Comment Questions and AnswersDaniel H. Ludlow Visiting Teaching Message: Building a Home Tambulilit Joseph F. SmithKellene Ricks Dear Children: A Message from the Primary General Presidency For Little FriendsToo Slow Jeanne N. Burgon Primary AngelCharles E. Davis Sharing Time: My Home and NeighborhoodVirginia Pearce Pedro Ayala Espinosa of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, MéxicoCorliss Clayton On the cover: Hong Kong blends old-world wisdom and modern-day technology with stunning natural beauty. But the real treasure of the colony is its people. See “Pearls of the Orient,” page 34. Photography by Liisa Berg. Back cover: A British territory occupying almost four hundred square miles on the south coast of China, Hong Kong faces the challenge of balancing ancient traditions with the desire to keep up with an ever-changing world. How do Latter-day Saints face the challenge, and how do they cope with uncertainty as the colony prepares to revert to Chinese rule in the near future? See “Pearls of the Orient,” page 34. Inside back cover: The Conversion of Alma, by Gary Kapp, © 1990 Alan and Karen Ashton. While Alma the Younger and the four sons of Mosiah went about “seeking to destroy the church, … behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto them; … and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder. … And so great was their astonishment, that they fell to the earth” (Mosiah 27:10–12).