“Contents,” Liahona, Dec. 2003 Liahona December 2003 Volume 27, Number 12 Contents Features First Presidency Christmas Message First Presidency Message: The Gifts of Christmas President Thomas S. Monson Gospel Classics: The Divinity of Jesus Christ Elder Orson F. Whitney Not Room Enough to Receive It Visiting Teaching Message: Prepare by Living Providently and Paying Tithes and Offerings Parables of Jesus: “I Am the True Vine” Elder Anthony R. Temple Kirtland Restored Latter-day Saint Voices Christmas with a Minister Blaine K. Gehring “Read Your Patriarchal Blessing!” Célia Augusto de Souza The Trucker’s Gift Norma J. Broadhead Using the December 2003 Liahona Especially for Youth Homemade Christmas Elder Gene R. Cook 10 Things I Love about You Lois Zurligen Jorgensen No Comparison Emma Withers Questions and Answers: What Can I Give My Family for Christmas That Would Be More Meaningful Than Something Bought at the Store? A Gift for All Seasons Elder Darwin B. Christenson Did You Know? The Friend A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World: Light of the World Sharing Time: What Is Christmas? Vicki F. Matsumori A Bed for Nils Diane L. Mangum Advent Calendar: What Is Christmas? New Testament Stories Paul Finishes His Mission Special Witness: Being a Witness for God Elder Henry B. Eyring Temple Cards On the cover: Front: Mother and Child, by J. Kirk Richards. Back: Photograph by Christina Smith. Inside back cover: Building the Kirtland Temple, by Walter Rane. In late 1832 and early 1833 the Lord told the Saints to “establish … a house of God” (D&C 88:119). In June 1833, the Lord said: “It is my will that you should build a house. If you keep my commandments you shall have power to build it” (D&C 95:11).