“Contents,” Liahona, Dec. 1999
Features
Letter from the First Presidency
First Presidency Message: A Pattern of LovePresident James E. Faust
Latter-day Saint Voices: Gifts of Love Our Christmas Miracle Jacqueline Michea Martínez Cold Hands, Warm Heart Patricia Schmuhl The Crumpled Letter Chris Geilman Gustavo’s Smile Salvador Nanía
Living a Christ-Centered LifeElder Merrill J. Bateman
Symbols of ReconciliationJan U. Pinborough
Remembering Christ at Christmas
Eight Tips for Building Stronger FamiliesD. Ray Thomas
Visiting Teaching Message: Preparing for the Temple
Revitalizing Gospel Teaching
Especially for Youth
Mormon Message: Peace on Earth Comes from Heaven
My Kind of HeroLinda A. Peterson
Soweto’s Bright FutureMarvin K. Gardner
BreakthroughAnn Michelle Nielsen
The Tithing HabitWinnifred C. Jardine
The Friend
A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: Most Wondrous Gift of All
Trying to Be Like Jesus All That He Had Angela Jack
Christmas Crafts
Joseph Smith’s First VisionElder M. Russell Ballard
Christmas Advent Calendar
Fiction: “If You’re Warm, You’re Getting Closer”Julie Taggart Rabe
Sharing Time: When He Comes AgainSydney S. Reynolds
Friends in the News
On the cover: Front: The Nativity, by Robert T. Barrett. Back: Detail from Christ in Gethsemane, by Heinrich Hofmann; Background: Jesus Healing the Sick, by Gustave Doré.
Inside back cover: The Wise Men Journeying to Bethlehem, by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1840–1920)