Liahona

September 2004

Volume 28, Number 9

Contents

• For Adults

  • Using the Liahona

  • First Presidency Message: In Opposition to Evil

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

  • Compassion for Those Who Struggle

    Name withheld

  • Visiting Teaching Message: Feeling the Love of the Lord through Generosity

  • Teaching as the Savior Taught

    Elder Walter F. González

  • Family Home Evening Suggestion Box

  • The Link in the Chain

    Eva Fry

  • Putting Family First in Ukraine

    Marina Mikhailovskaya and Benjamin Gaines

  • Latter-day Saint Voices

    • Our Secret Angels

      Mary Bartschi

    • Courage to Pray

      Dalnei de Assunção de Castro

    • What about Agabus?

      Eric Hendershot

    • Death Is a New Beginning

      Claudia Yolanda Ortíz Herrera

  • Comment

• For Youth

  • Not Really Homeless

    Loucas Soares Nobre

  • Eight Reasons for Revelation

    Elder Dallin H. Oaks

  • Poster: Lift Your Thoughts

  • Now I Understand

    Fábio Henrique N. da Silva

  • The First Latter-day Missionary

    Ryan Carr

  • The Gift and Guide

    Elder Jorge L. del Castillo

  • Did You Know?

• The Friend: For Children

  • Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: A Treasure Map

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • Sharing Time: I Will

    Sheila E. Wilson

  • The Well Boxes

    Jens Kristoffersen

  • Fun Page

  • From the Life of President Heber J. Grant: Called to Serve

  • Poster Article: Love at Home

  • Making Friends: Sha-Lei Kamauu of Ewa Beach, Hawaii

    Richard M. Romney

On the cover: Front: Photograph by Robert Casey, posed by models. Back: Photograph by Welden C. Andersen, posed by models.

Inside back cover: Come into the Fold of God, by Walter Rane. Upon learning about baptism, the people of Alma “exclaimed: This is the desire of our hearts. … And they were in number about two hundred and four souls; yea, and they were baptized in the waters of Mormon” (Mosiah 18:11, 16). (From By the Hand of Mormon, © Walter Rane, may not be copied)