Liahona

October 2001

Volume 25, Number 10

Contents

• Features

  • Comment

  • First Presidency Message: Hallmarks of a Happy Home

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • Visiting Teaching Message: Safety in Keeping Divine Covenants

  • Missionary Work and the Atonement

    Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

  • Latter-day Saint Voices: Living the Adventure

    • A Treasure of Love

      Romy Bazalar Cotera

    • Caught by Surprise

      Wang Shu-chuan

    • “Give Us a Blessing!”

      Lesly Augusto Tobar Correa

  • Using the October 2001 Liahona

• Especially for Youth

  • Latter-day Prophets Speak about Missionary Service

  • Your Mission—A Spiritual Adventure

    Elder David B. Haight

  • Questions and Answers: How Can I Help My Friends Understand Why I Want to Serve a Mission?

  • It’s Your Call

    Barbara Jean Jones

  • Getting Ready

  • Poster: Be Your Best

  • The Most Important Step

    F. David Stanley

  • In the MTC

    Marvin K. Gardner

• The Friend

  • Friend to Friend

    Kellene Ricks Adams and Elder Wayne M. Hancock

  • New Testament Stories

    • Doing His Father’s Work on Earth

    • Jesus Feeds 5,000 People

  • I Can Be a Missionary Now!

    Corliss Clayton

  • Song: Truth from Elijah

    Vanja Y. Watkins

  • Sharing Time: Promised Blessings

    Diane S. Nichols

  • No Bulls in the Ditch

    Sheila R. and Francis M. Woodard

On the cover: Photography by Jerry Garns. Front: Missionaries in Barcelona, Spain. Back: Missionaries in Honduras.

Inside back cover: Couple Missionaries. “The ways in which couples can serve are virtually limitless. … There is an opportunity to use almost any skill or talent with which the Lord has blessed you. … It is proper for a mature sister or couple to let their priesthood leaders know that they are willing and able to serve a mission. I urge you to do so.”—Elder Robert D. Hales, “Couple Missionaries: A Time to Serve,” Liahona, July 2001, 31. (Photo illustration by Craig Dimond.)