October 1999 Contents Comment Thomas S. MonsonBuilding Your Eternal Home Alfiero MorallosThe Gospel Changed Our Family Richard M. RomneySoaring John B. DicksonThe Incomparable Gifts The Spirit Bore Witness What Prophets Teach about Chastity and Fidelity Terrance D. OlsonTruths of Moral Purity Taylor HartleyThe Trial of My Faith Shane R. BarkerHaving a Bad Day? Latter-day Saint Voices: Joy in Following the Lord Latter-day Saint Voices: Joy in Following the Lord Aurora Rojas de ÁlvarezForgiveness United Us Evelin KorndörferImproving My Finances and My Health Brigada Acosta de PérezBlessed for Fasting Alfredo P. BlancA Debt for Half a Bicycle The Friend Charles DidierFriend to Friend Carmen de Hernández“My Teacher Was Right” Sydney S. ReynoldsSharing Time: Let Your Light Shine Marvin K. GardnerMasha Zemskova of Pushkin, Russia Corliss ClaytonNew Testament Scripture-Story Grab Bag Trying to Be Like Jesus Matteo DucaLiving Close to the Lord Germán Andrés Tovar ContrerasHonoring My Parents Ashley CallisterNine-year-old Member Missionary Wallace F. Bennett and Tracy Y. CannonI Like My Birthdays