December 2004 Ensign - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

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Testifying of Him
• Testimonies of the Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ from
leaders committed to knowing
and teaching His way,
page 6.
• Elder Hans H. Mattsson,
Area Authority Seventy, recalls
how he learned as a young
missionary that the Lord
could help him in his weakness.
“How Could I Testify?”
page 10.
• “Why come unto
Christ? Simply stated,
because all other ways do
not lead to eternal life,”
writes Elder Robert R. Steuer
of the Seventy. For counsel
on finding the way, see
“Come unto Christ,”
page 12.
• All his life he had been
taught to avoid The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. But when he sought
truth and peace, it was there.
See “The Faith I Tried to
Avoid,” page 15.
Stronger Families
• Knowing our Father’s
plan for the family is central
to the happiness of His children
on earth and to their
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progress in eternity. See
page 50.
• No children at
home? You can still
have enjoyable,
uplifting family
home evenings.
See “Family Home
Evening for Two,”
page 46.
• For more on family
home evening, see “Family
Home Evening Helps,”
page 65.
The True Spirit
• How could a family
possibly enjoy Christmas
when their mother was killed
during the holiday season?
Then they opened the gift
she had left behind. See
page 52.
• The spirit of Christmas
can be found in breakfast at
the wrong time of day, a kindness
for a friend, a mysterious
card on the tree, or an
evening chat on the Paris
metro. See Latter-day
Saint Voices, page 59.
• One mother
found the true spirit of
Christmas when she
learned to let go of
some traditions that
had been important
to her. See
“Christmas
Came Anyway,”
page 55.
Answers—Just Keystrokes Away
When you’re facing a personal challenge, do you ever wish you
knew how other Latter-day Saints handle that type of problem?
When you read articles like “Making Weak Things Become Strong,”
on page 28 in this issue, do you ever wish you could learn more
about increasing your own spiritual strength? More information on
facing personal challenges is at your fingertips when you explore
the Church’s Web site www.lds.org. You can find additional magazine
articles under Gospel Library—but that’s only the beginning.
The site offers information on provident living, specific counsel on
strengthening families, help with family history and gospel study,
as well as lesson manuals and other reference materials. And
there’s much more. Tap into the wealth of spiritual resources
available online by visiting www.lds.org.
Sharing with Sisters
Do you really know how
much visiting teaching affects
other lives? Read stories of sisters
who learned the impact
of this kind of sharing in
“Strong Hands and Loving
Hearts,” page 36.
Home, Visiting Teachers
Find the monthly
messages on page 2
and page 41.
GOSPEL TOPICS
Adoption, 56
Adversity, 31, 52
Book of Mormon,
10, 12
Christmas, 2, 52, 55,
60, 61, 62, 65
Compassion, 36, 41
Conversion, 15
Elderly, 42
Example, 15, 50
Faith, 10, 15, 22,
28, 31
Family, 42, 50, 52,
56, 59
Family History, 64
Family Home
Evening, 46, 65
Holy Spirit, 12
Humility, 10, 28
Inspiration, 60
Jesus Christ, 2, 6,
12, 62
Love, 46, 56, 59
Marriage, 46, 50
Missionary Work,
15, 61, 62
Obedience, 22
Peace, 2
Prayer, 22, 28
Priesthood
Blessings, 31
Relief Society, 36
Scripture Study, 64
Service, 41, 42, 46,
59, 60, 62
Smith, Joseph,
18, 22
Testimony, 6, 10
Visiting Teaching,
36