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APRIL 2004 Liahona the CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST of LATTER-DAY SAINTS • APRIL 2004 Liahona THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS • APRIL 2004 Liahona THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS • APRIL 2004 Liahona FOR ADULTS 2 First Presidency Message: To Receive a Crown of Glory President James E. Faust 10 The Precious Promise Elder Neal A. Maxwell 16 Book of Mormon Principles: Spiritually Born of God Elder Aleksandr N. Manzhos 20 Latter-day Saint Voices ON THE COVER Christamae’s Courage Christine Zimpel Christ and Mary at the I Had Never Felt Such Joy Daniel S. Hidalgo To m b , by Joseph Brickey. Not Enough Bread Evelyn B. Caesar The Good Samaritans in Coutts Alan P. Kingston 25 Visiting Teaching Message: Feeling the Love of the Lord through Repentance 30 Priesthood Restored: The Melchizedek Priesthood 41 Gospel Classics: The Keys of the Kingdom SEE “THE GOOD SAMARITANS IN President Wilford Woodruff COUTTS,” P. 23 48 Comment THE FRIEND COVER FOR YOUTH Children of Light, by Anne 8 What Was I Missing? Rosalyn Collings Eves Marie Oborn, courtesy of Museum of Church History 26 The Miracle of the Priesthood and Art, Sixth International Art Competition. 30 Priesthood Restored: The Aaronic Priesthood 44 Questions and Answers: How Can I Feel Peace with So Many Frightening Things Happening in the World SEE “AREN’T YOU A and Even in My Own School? MORMON?” P. F8 47 Did You Know? THE FRIEND: FOR CHILDREN F2 Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Crossroads SEE “PRIESTHOOD RESTORED,” P. 30 President Thomas S. Monson F4 For Little Friends: The Easter Story F6 Sharing Time: If I Choose to Obey, I’ll Be Happy All Day! Sheila E. Wilson F8 “Aren’t You a Mormon?” Lisa Passey Boynton F11 Song: The Family Mabel Jones Gabbott and Richard Clinger F12 From the Life of President Heber J. Grant: Best Penmanship F14 Making Friends: Feleti Vimahi of Pangai, Tonga Annaka Vimahi April 2004 Vol. 28 No. 4 USING THE LIAHONA LIAHONA 24984 Official international magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The First Presidency: Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust Family Home Evening Quorum of the Twelve: Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Neal A. Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Ideas Henry B. Eyring Editor: Dennis B. Neuenschwander Advisers: E. Ray Bateman, Monte J. Brough, Jay E. Jensen, Stephen A. West “The Good Samaritans “Crossroads,” p. F2: Read with Managing Director: David Frischknecht Planning and Editorial Director: Victor D. Cave Graphics Director: Allan R. Loyborg in Coutts,” p. 23: Read your family the account of Alice’s Magazines Editorial Director: Richard M. Romney together this story by Alan P. encounter with the Cheshire Managing Editor: Marvin K. Gardner Editorial Staff: Collette Nebeker Aune, Susan Barrett, Kingston, who is a member of Cat and his answer to her. Ask your Ryan Carr, Linda Stahle Cooper, LaRene Porter Gaunt, Shanna Ghaznavi, Jenifer L. Greenwood, Lisa Ann another faith. Ask family members children where they want to go in life. Jackson, Carrie Kasten, Melvin Leavitt, Sally J. Odekirk, Adam C. Olson, Judith M. Paller, Rebecca M. Taylor, Roger Terry, Janet Thomas, Paul VanDenBerghe, Julie to suggest ways they can be good Does it matter which path they take? Wardell, Kimberly Webb, Monica Weeks Samaritans to others at work, at Talk about some of the milestones and Managing Art Director: M. M. Kawasaki Art Director: Scott Van Kampen school, or in your neighborhood. dangers they may find along that path. Production Manager: Jane Ann Peters Design and Production Staff: Kelli Allen-Pratt, Fay P. “The Keys of the Kingdom,” p. 41: “Aren’t You a Mormon?” p. F8: Ask Andrus, C. Kimball Bott, Howard G. Brown, Thomas S. Child, Reginald J. Christensen, Brent Christison, Ask your family why it is important your children if they have ever done Kerry Lynn C. Herrin, Kathleen Howard, Denise Kirby, Tadd R. Peterson, Randall J. Pixton, Mark W. Robison, for the Church to have the proper something they were later ashamed of Brad Teare, Kari A. Todd, Claudia E. Warner Marketing Manager: Larry Hiller authority to act in God’s name. After because they wanted to impress their Printing Director: Craig K. Sedgwick Distribution Director: Kris T Christensen discussing some of these reasons, friends. Talk about their feelings and For subscriptions and prices outside the United States and read together President Wilford what they did or can do to repent. Canada, contact your local Church distribution center or ward or branch leader. Woodruff’s account of the Prophet Explain that most people will respect Send manuscripts and queries to Liahona, Room 2420, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150- Joseph Smith giving the priesthood them more if they are true to their 3220, USA; or e-mail: [email protected] keys to the Twelve Apostles. beliefs than if they merely follow the The Liahona (a Book of Mormon term meaning “compass” or “director”) is published in Albanian, Armenian (East), Bulgarian, Cambodian, Cebuano, Chinese, Croatian, “What Was I Missing?” p. 8: Ask crowd. Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Fijian, Finnish, French, German, Haitian, Hungarian, Icelandic, family members if they have ever Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kiribati, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Marshallese, Mongolian, tried to make themselves perfect. 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Church history, 30, 41, 47 Obedience, 44, F2, F6 English (ISSN 1080-9554) is published monthly by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 East North Conversion, 16, 20 Patience, 10 Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. USA subscription “The Miracle of the Priesthood,” Courage, 20, F2 Peace, 8, 44 price is $10.00 per year; Canada, $16.00 plus applicable p. 26: It has been 175 years since John taxes. Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, and Disabilities, 20 Perseverance, 20, F12 at additional mailing offices. Sixty days’ notice required for change of address. Include address label from a recent issue; the Baptist appeared to Joseph Smith Easter, F4 Preparation, 26, 30 old and new address must be included. Send USA and Canadian subscriptions to Salt Lake Distribution Center at and Oliver Cowdery and restored the Example, 20, F6, F8 Priesthood, 26, 30, 41 address below. Subscription help line: 1-800-537-5971. Faith, 16, 20 Primary, F6 Credit card orders (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) may Aaronic Priesthood. Discuss with your be taken by phone. (Canada Poste Information: Publication Family, F6, F11, F14 Profanity, F8 Agreement #40017431) family the importance of this restora- Family home evening, 1, Repentance, 2, 25, F8 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Salt Lake F11 Sacrament, 20 Distribution Center, Church Magazines, PO Box 26368, tion and the blessings each family Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0368. member enjoys on a regular basis Goals, F12 Service, 2, 20 Home teaching, 7 Teaching, 1 because the Aaronic Priesthood is Humility, 10 Visiting teaching, 25 again on earth. Jesus Christ, 2, 8, 10, 25, Worldwide Church, 30, F14 44, F4, F6 ................................................................... LIAHONA APRIL 2004 1 FIRST PRESIDENCY MESSAGE ToReceive a Crown of Glory BY PRESIDENT JAMES E. FAUST Second Counselor in the First Presidency ife presents each of us with challenges “cursed” with the thorns of worldly tempta- that eat at us like thorns, briars, tion and the slivers of sin so that we can be L slivers, or a crown of thorns. Our tested and prove ourselves. This is necessary Savior suffered as He wore a crown of thorns. for our eternal progression. The Apostle And yet there is also exquisite beauty and Paul explained, “Lest I should be exalted Y RICHARD CLEAVE fragrance to be found in life—and a crown above measure . , there was given to me of glory. a thorn in the flesh.”3 I wish that I better understood all of the The denial of our own sins, of our own divine purposes in having to contend with selfishness, of our own weakness is like a so many painful irritants in this life. Lehi crown of thorns that keeps us from moving explained one reason: that we will appreci- up one more step in personal growth. If we How can the Atonement ate and savor the goodness deny that we are sinners, how can we ever of Jesus work in our BY DEL PARSON; PHOTOGRAPH OF THORNS B PHOTOGRAPH DEL PARSON; BY and loveliness of the be forgiven? How can the Atonement of lives if there is no world.1 Adam was told Jesus work in our lives if there is no repen- repentance? If we do HE IS RISEN, that the ground is tance? If we do not promptly remove the not promptly remove cursed with thorns and slivers of sin and the thorns of carnal tempta- the slivers of sin and thistles for our sake.2 tion, how can the Lord ever heal our souls? the thorns of carnal Likewise, The Savior said, “Repent of your sins, and temptation, how can mortality is be converted, that I may heal the Lord ever heal you.”4 our souls? It is most difficult for us to pray for those who hate us, who despitefully use us, who persecute us.
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