October 2011 Liahona - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

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60 If You Really Want to Know,
You Will Know
By Elder Walter F. González
Four ways you can know the
Book of Mormon is inspired
of God.
65 Poster: A Voice from
the Dust
66 A Fire Burning within Me
By Michael R. Morris
The day Eduardo Contreras
learned to read is also the day
he gained a testimony of the
Book of Mormon.
68 How the Book of Mormon
Changed My Life
Members testify how the Book
of Mormon helped them
find answers, comfort, and
conversion.
72 To Every Tongue and People
By Lia McClanahan
For Latter-day Saints around
the world, nothing can compare
with having the Book
of Mormon in their native
language.
66
76 Common Questions about
the Book of Mormon
Simple answers to questions
people often ask about the Book
of Mormon.
80 A Testimony, a Covenant,
and a Witness
By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
I testify of this book as surely
as if I had, with the Three and
the Eight Witnesses, seen the
plates of gold.
Many of the paintings in this issue
include a depiction of the Liahona
that Lehi received. The Liahonas may
not look exactly like the one above,
but you and your family might enjoy
discovering how many Liahonas you
can locate throughout this issue.
A MAGAZINE OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
OCTOBER 2011 VOLUME 41 • NUMBER 10
The First Presidency:
Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring,
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry,
Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks,
M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott,
Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland,
David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook,
D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen
Editor: Paul B. Pieper
Advisers: Keith R. Edwards,
Christoffel Golden Jr., Per G. Malm
Managing Director:
David L. Frischknecht
Editorial Director: Vincent A. Vaughn
Graphics Director: Allan R. Loyborg
Managing Editor: R. Val Johnson
Assistant Managing Editor:
LaRene Porter Gaunt
Senior Editors: Larry Hiller, Melissa Merrill,
Michael R. Morris, Joshua J. Perkey
Associate Editor: Lia McClanahan
Assistant Editor: Heather F. Christensen
Editorial Staff: Susan Barrett, Ryan Carr,
Jenifer L. Greenwood, Adam C. Olson
Editorial Intern: Rachel Lynn Bauer
Administrative Assistant: Faith S. Watson
Managing Art Director: J. Scott Knudsen
Art Director: Scott Van Kampen
Senior Designers: C. Kimball Bott,
Colleen Hinckley, Eric Johnsen, Scott M. Mooy
Production Staff: Collette Nebeker Aune,
Howard G. Brown, Julie Burdett,
Reginald J. Christensen, Kathleen Howard,
Denise Kirby, Ginny J. Nilson, Jane Ann Peters
Prepress: Joshua Dennis
Printing Director: Craig K. Sedgwick
Distribution Director: Evan Larsen
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