Liahona

January 2002

Volume 26 Number 1

Contents

• Report of the 171st Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Saturday Morning Session

  • Living in the Fulness of Times

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

  • Sharing the Gospel

    Elder Dallin H. Oaks

  • Building a Bridge of Faith

    Elder Charles Didier

  • It Is Not Good for Man or Woman to Be Alone

    Sheri L. Dew

  • Prayer

    Elder Henry B. Eyring

  • The Atonement: Our Greatest Hope

    President James E. Faust

• Saturday Afternoon Session

  • The Sustaining of Church Officers

    President James E. Faust

  • Faith of Our Prophets

    Elder David B. Haight

  • One Step after Another

    Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

  • “Help Thou Mine Unbelief”

    Elder L. Whitney Clayton

  • Our Father’s Plan

    Elder Christoffel Golden Jr.

  • Writing Gospel Principles in Our Hearts

    Elder Walter F. González

  • “Like a Watered Garden”

    Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

  • Doctrine of Inclusion

    Elder M. Russell Ballard

• Priesthood Session

  • Fulfilling Our Duty to God

    Elder Robert D. Hales

  • Our Duty to God

    Elder Cecil O. Samuelson Jr.

  • Gratitude

    Elder Steven E. Snow

  • Create or Continue Priesthood Links

    Elder Keith K. Hilbig

  • “Some Great Thing”

    President James E. Faust

  • Duty Calls

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • Reaching Down to Lift Another

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Morning Session

  • Now Is the Time

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

    President Boyd K. Packer

  • Standing Tall

    Bishop H. David Burton

  • “Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More”

    Sharon G. Larsen

  • “Set in Order Thy House”

    Elder Russell M. Nelson

  • The Times in Which We Live

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Afternoon Session

  • The Returned Missionary

    Elder L. Tom Perry

  • The Seventh Commandment: A Shield

    Elder Neal A. Maxwell

  • “The First and Great Commandment”

    Elder Robert F. Orton

  • Our Actions Determine Our Character

    Elder Wayne S. Peterson

  • Beware of Murmuring

    Elder H. Ross Workman

  • The Power of a Strong Testimony

    Elder Richard G. Scott

  • “Till We Meet Again”

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

• General Relief Society Meeting

  • Steadfast and Immovable

    Mary Ellen W. Smoot

  • Stand Firm

    Virginia U. Jensen

  • Are We Not All Mothers?

    Sheri L. Dew

  • “Be Thou an Example”

    President Thomas S. Monson

• General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• They Spoke to Us

• Instructional Resources

• General Auxiliary Presidencies

• News of the Church

Home Teaching and Visiting Teaching: There are no designated home teaching or visiting teaching messages printed in the general conference issues of the Liahona. After prayerfully considering the needs of the members they visit, home teachers and visiting teachers are to choose a general conference address as a message.

Conference Talks on the Internet: To access general conference talks on the Internet in many languages, visit www.lds.org.

On the cover: Outside cover: Photograph by John Luke.

Inside front: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, by Max Gestal. Jerusalem of an earlier era, as seen across the Kidron Valley from the Mount of Olives, peacefully awaits weary travelers.

Inside back: The Baptism of Christ, by Robert T. Barrett.

Conference photography: Photographs were taken by Craig Dimond, Welden Andersen, John Luke, Jed Clark, Matt Reier, Kelly Larsen, Tamra Ratieta, Ellie Carter, Mark Hedengren, Robert Casey.