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T H E C H U R C H O F J E S U S C H R I S T O F L A T T E R - D A Y S A I N T S • D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 7<br />
COVER STORY<br />
A Season for<br />
Angels,p.10<br />
Learning from Joseph Sm th’s<br />
Journals p 34<br />
<strong>Latter</strong>-<strong>day</strong> Saints in Mongo ia<br />
p 54<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Front: <strong>The</strong> Wise Men, by William<br />
Fredericks, circa 1903, © <strong>2007</strong><br />
Providencecollection.com, all rights<br />
reserved, image 00466, may not be<br />
copied.<br />
Back: Madonna and Child,<br />
by Avard Fairbanks.<br />
4<br />
MESSAGES<br />
FIRST PRESIDENCY<br />
MESSAGE<br />
<strong>The</strong>se, Our Little Ones<br />
4 PRESIDENT GORDON B.<br />
HINCKLEY<br />
As we train a new generation,<br />
so will the world be<br />
in a few years.<br />
VISITING TEACHING<br />
MESSAGE<br />
60 Exercising<br />
Charity<br />
Contents<br />
16<br />
FEATURE ARTICLES<br />
10<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2007</strong><br />
VOLUME 37 • NUMBER 12<br />
A Season for Angels<br />
ELDER MERRILL J. BATEMAN<br />
Why were angels so prominent at the Savior’s birth, and why<br />
were they such an important part <strong>of</strong> His life and ministry?<br />
Questions and Answers<br />
16 <strong>The</strong> holi<strong>day</strong>s are <strong>of</strong>ten a difficult and lonely time for<br />
me. How can I feel more joy and peace during this season?<br />
Guard Him, Joseph<br />
21 SALLY DEFORD<br />
A <strong>Christ</strong>mas song about Joseph caring for the infant <strong>Jesus</strong>.<br />
10
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