Liahona

May 2005

Volume 29, Number 5

Contents

• Conference Summary for the 175th Annual General Conference

• Saturday Morning Session

  • Opening Remarks

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

  • The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ—Plain and Precious Things

    President Boyd K. Packer

  • A Still, Small Voice and a Throbbing Heart

    Bishop Richard C. Edgley

  • All Thy Children Shall Be Taught

    Coleen K. Menlove

  • Now Is the Time to Prepare

    Elder Russell M. Nelson

  • Constant Truths for Changing Times

    President Thomas S. Monson

• Saturday Afternoon Session

  • The Sustaining of Church Officers

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • Church Auditing Department Report, 2004

    Robert W. Cantwell

  • Statistical Report, 2004

    F. Michael Watson

  • The Virtue of Kindness

    Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

  • The Power of Preach My Gospel

    Elder Richard G. Scott

  • The Worth of Souls

    Elder Harold G. Hillam

  • Tithing—a Commandment Even for the Destitute

    Elder Lynn G. Robbins

  • The Fruits of the First Vision

    Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  • Couple Missionaries: Blessings from Sacrifice and Service

    Elder Robert D. Hales

• Priesthood Session

  • Our Most Distinguishing Feature

    Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

  • Beware of the Evil behind the Smiling Eyes

    Elder Neil L. Andersen

  • Who’s on the Lord’s Side? Who?

    Elder Robert C. Oaks

  • Perseverance

    President James E. Faust

  • The Sacred Call of Service

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • Gambling

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Morning Session

  • Standing in Holy Places

    President James E. Faust

  • One More

    Elder M. Russell Ballard

  • Faith Is the Answer

    Elder David E. Sorensen

  • What Greater Goodness Can We Know: Christlike Friends

    Kathleen H. Hughes

  • Hearts Bound Together

    Elder Henry B. Eyring

  • The Great Things Which God Has Revealed

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Afternoon Session

  • What Seek Ye?

    Elder L. Tom Perry

  • Pornography

    Elder Dallin H. Oaks

  • Strengthen Thy Brethren

    Elder Robert J. Whetten

  • Be of Good Cheer and Faithful in Adversity

    Elder Adhemar Damiani

  • Appreciating the Counsel of Those Who Are Bowed in Years

    Elder Stephen B. Oveson

  • The Tender Mercies of the Lord

    Elder David A. Bednar

  • Closing Remarks

    President Gordon B. Hinckley

• General Young Women Meeting

  • Glad Tidings from Cumorah

    Susan W. Tanner

  • A Work for Me to Do

    Julie B. Beck

  • He Knows You by Name

    Elaine S. Dalton

  • Be Thou an Example

    President Thomas S. Monson

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

• They Spoke to Us: Making Conference Part of Our Lives

• Teachings for Our Time

• Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women Resource Guides

• General Auxiliary Presidencies

• News of the Church

On the cover: The Church of Jesus Christ Is Organized, 1830, by Joseph Brickey, may not be copied.

Inside front cover: The First Presidency. A new portrait of President Gordon B. Hinckley (center); President Thomas S. Monson (left), First Counselor; and President James E. Faust (right), Second Counselor, marks the 10th anniversary of their service together in the First Presidency. They were set apart on March 12, 1995.

Inside back cover: Maid of Iowa, by Joseph Brickey. The Prophet Joseph Smith welcomes British converts who traveled the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Nauvoo, Illinois, aboard a steamboat named Maid of Iowa. Captained by an energetic Latter-day Saint Welshman, Dan Jones, Maid of Iowa served the Saints between 1842 and 1845.

Conference photography: Scenes of general conference in Salt Lake City were taken by Craig Dimond, Welden C. Andersen, John Luke, Matthew Reier, Christina Smith, Kelly Larsen, Tamra H. Ratieta, Scott Davis, Les Nilsson, and Robert Payne; in Belgium by Alexander Stroobants; in Korea by Lee MinHee; in Mexico by Sergio Maldonado; in New Zealand by Richard Stephens; in the Philippines by Jaime N. Rivera; and in Spain by Sergio Díez.