“Contents,” Liahona, Dec. 2005 Liahona December 2005 Volume 29, Number 12 Contents For Adults First Presidency Christmas Message First Presidency Message: Joseph Smith Jr.—Prophet of God, Mighty Servant President Gordon B. Hinckley Gospel Classics: The Real Christmas President Howard W. Hunter One Family’s Testimony of Tithing Don L. Searle A Prophet’s Life: The Cradle—Sharon, Vermont Visiting Teaching Message: Rejoice in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Mission Blessings in the Golden Years Strengthening the Family: Adapting to Circumstances A Bag of Food and 20 Marks Maija-Kaarina Mäkinen The Quorum of the First Presidency President Gordon B. Hinckley Latter-day Saint Voices Comment News of the Church For Youth Idea List: The 12 Reading Days of Christmas Remembering Him Always Elder Henry B. Eyring Poster: Ten Percent Plus All Your Heart Joseph Smith’s Family Tree Questions and Answers: My Friend Says He Would Be Interested in Joining Our Church If He Just Didn’t Have to Believe the Joseph Smith Story. How Do I Answer Him? Instant Messages Did You Know? The Friend: For Children A Joyful Season: A Christmas Message from the First Presidency to the Children of the World Sharing Time: I Am Grateful for Many Things Margaret S. Lifferth From the Life of President David O. McKay: A Gift of Music Christmas Advent Wreath Elise Black Important Places in the Life of the Prophet Joseph Smith Britney Schetselaar Nigerian Christmas Lori Mortensen Special Witness: Getting to Know Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf On the cover: Front: The Desires of My Heart, by Walter Rane, may not be copied. Back: Photography of modern Sharon, Vermont, by Welden C. Andersen; historical photograph may not be copied. Inside back cover: Treasured in Her Heart, by Kathy Lawrence. From the Visions of Faith Collection by Mill Pond Press, Inc., Venice, Florida, www.millpond.com, may not be copied