June 1997 Contents Comment Thomas S. Monson“The Spirit Giveth Life” Boyd K. PackerPersonal Revelation: The Gift, the Test, and the Promise Susan TernyeyLooking Past Hurt Feelings Nelson WadsworthA Village Photographer’s Dream Wisdom through Obedience Natalya Vladimirovna LeonovaWhen He Spoke about God, I Understood Kai A. Andersen“In His Own Language” Gordon B. HinckleyWords of the Living Prophet DeAnne WalkerIceland—The Saga Continues María Rósinkarsdóttir and DeAnne WalkerMy Dream Came True R. Val JohnsonMeadowlarks Peter PomartThe Power Is Real Honza TomsaFifty Years of Faith The Friend Jesus Christ Teaches and Prays with the Nephites The Wise Man and the Foolish Man Miles T. TuasonKristian Nefi and Ernawati Suharto of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Karen AshtonSharing Time: Choosing the Right through Study and Prayer Sherrie JohnsonPersecutions in Missouri Fun Page Dot-to-Dot Donna GamacheThe Race