July 2007
Contents
Family Home Evening Ideas
The Peril of Hidden Wedges
Thomas S. Monson
Remembering Iowa
Tell Me a Tale
Riley M. Lorimer
Handcart History
Three Tools to Build a Sacred Home
Shirley R. Klein
This, the Greatest of All Dispensations
Jeffrey R. Holland
Become an Instrument in the Hands of God by Practicing Holiness
Parables of the Master
Thy Speech Reveals Thee
L. Tom Perry
My Battle with Pornography
Talking to Youth about Pornography
Dan Gray
Latter-day Saint Voices
I Remembered the Pioneers
Daniel Cisternas
Get the Children Out of the Water!
Janell Johnson
Will I Be Able to Talk Again?
Javier Gamarra Villena
Did You Know?
Instant Messages
An Exemplary Performance
Viktória Merényi
Comment
The Friend
Courage in a Cornfield
James E. Faust
Family Faith
Elizabeth Ricks
Resist Evil Influences
Gathering to Zion
It Is Enough
Jane McBride Choate
Blessings of the Temple
Heather Kirby and Paul E. Koelliker
Coloring Page
News of the Church
Three New Missions Bring Total to 347
Church Diversity Breaks Stereotypes
Interfaith Group Holds Concert on Temple Square
Church Aids Mexican Program
Stephanie Long
Family Gardens Program Lifts Members in South Africa
Additional Sharing Time Ideas
“The Friend,” Liahona, July 2007, F1
Cover: Illustration by Jerry Thompson.