January 2000 Contents Report of the 169th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Gordon B. HinckleyWelcome to Conference Neal A. MaxwellLessons from Laman and Lemuel Ben B. Banks“Feed My Sheep” Sharon G. LarsenAgency—A Blessing and a Burden Vaughn J. FeatherstoneOne Link Still Holds Neil L. AndersenProphets and Spiritual Mole Crickets Thomas S. MonsonBecoming Our Best Selves The Sustaining of Church Officers Boyd K. PackerThe Spirit of Revelation Alexander B. Morrison“For This Cause Came I into the World” Adhemar DamianiServing the Lord Stephen B. OvesonOur Legacy David R. StoneSpiritual Hurricanes Henry B. EyringDo Not Delay Jeffrey R. Holland“An High Priest of Good Things to Come” Joseph B. WirthlinGrowing into the Priesthood Richard C. Edgley“Behold the Man” H. Bruce StuckiThe Faith of a Sparrow: Faith and Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ James E. FaustOf Seeds and Soils Thomas S. MonsonPriesthood Power Gordon B. HinckleyWhy We Do Some of the Things We Do James E. FaustHope, an Anchor of the Soul M. Russell BallardBeware of False Prophets and False Teachers L. Aldin PorterOur Destiny Patricia P. PinegarPeace, Hope, and Direction Russell M. NelsonA Testimony of the Book of Mormon Gordon B. HinckleyAt the Summit of the Ages L. Tom PerryA Year of Jubilee Dallin H. OaksGospel Teaching Richard H. Winkel“No Man Is an Island” Robert S. Wood“The Tongue of Angels” William R. BradfordRighteousness Richard G. ScottHe Lives Gordon B. HinckleyGood-bye to This Wonderful Old Tabernacle Mary Ellen SmootRejoice, Daughters of Zion Virginia U. JensenHome, Family, and Personal Enrichment Sheri L. DewWe Are Women of God James E. FaustWhat It Means to Be a Daughter of God They Spoke to Us News of the Church Leadership Changes Sustained at Conference Conference Broadcast on the Internet Coleen K. Menlove Primary General President Sydney S. Reynolds First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency Gayle M. Clegg Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency