Liahona

January 2005

Volume 29, Number 1

Contents

• For Adults

  • Using the Liahona

  • First Presidency Message: Pursue the Steady Course

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

  • Gospel Classics: The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants

    President Ezra Taft Benson

  • Doctrine and Covenants Times at a Glance, Chart 1: Sections 1–64

  • David O. McKay: Ambassador of the Faith

    Wade Murdock

  • Visiting Teaching Message: Rejoice in the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

  • Falling Out of Love … and Climbing Back In

    Name Withheld

  • Strengthening the Family: Created in the Image of God, Male and Female

  • Latter-day Saint Voices

    • I Worried about Their Future

      Adalberto S. Sánchez

    • A Small Thing

      Shannon Vanderspool Watson

    • Home Teaching with Brother Skinner

      Kevin Probasco

  • The Deacons Quorum

  • Comment

  • News of the Church

• For Youth

  • Poster: Believe

  • Valiant in Venezuela

    Marvin K. Gardner

  • Becoming a Deacon

    Laury Livsey

  • 2005 Mutual Theme: “A Great and a Marvelous Work” (1 Nephi 14:7)

  • Me? Give a Blessing?

    Brad Larsen

• The Friend: For Children

  • Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Born Again through Baptism

    President James E. Faust

  • Prayer

  • From the Life of President David O. McKay: The Faith of His Parents

  • Sharing Time: The Plan of Happiness

    Margaret Lifferth

  • The Light

    Bo Pedersen

  • Our Beautiful World: Part of the Plan

  • Making Friends: Jairo Eli Xocop of Comalapa, Guatemala

    Dalila Xocop and Virna Rodríguez

• Insert: For Children

  • Sharing Time Poster: I Will Follow God’s Plan for Me

On the cover: Front: Painting by Walter Rane. Back: Photograph by John Luke.

Inside back cover: Windows of Heaven, by David Linsdley. Portrayed in a scene likely in fall 1835, the Prophet Joseph Smith (center) assists Joseph and Brigham Young (top) with window installation in the Kirtland Temple, the first of the latter-day temples. Oliver Cowdery (left) and Sidney Rigdon (right) assisted in the temple’s preparations.