THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS • OCTOBER 2014 The Unity of the Work of Salvation, p. 14 What I Learned from Depression, p. 26 3 Blessings of Modesty, p. 36 5 Ways Youth Are Doing Family History, p. 58 “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 Liahona, October 2014 7 MESSAGES 20 Home: The Heart of Learning DEPARTMENTS The lessons learned at home 4 First Presidency Message: stay with us for a lifetime and 8 Serving in the Church: Thank You, Brother Jay The Prayer of Faith for eternity. By President Henry B. Eyring By Kristine Purcell Upon the Top of the Waters Visiting Teaching Message: 26 Old Testament Prophets: 7 By Jon Warner 9 The Divine Mission of Jesus Jeremiah Christ: Bread of Life Though I felt buried by waves of depression and anxiety, God kept 10 We Talk of Christ: me afloat and moving toward my The Jadeite Cabbage FEATURE ARTICLES promised land. By Ellen C. Jensen 14 Missionary, Family History, and 28 Pioneers in Every Land: 12 Our Homes, Our Families: Temple Work Conversion and Change in Lizochka’s Heart By Elder David A. Bednar Chile By Marina Petrova By Néstor Curbelo Preaching the gospel and seeking Latter-day Saint Voices after our dead go hand in hand. Today, nearly 1 out of every 40 30 Chileans is a member of the 80 Until We Meet Again: Church. Deceptions 36 Courage to Choose Modesty By Elder M. Russell Ballard By Carol F. McConkie Satan uses artificial lures—much What are the doctrines and bless- like the fly fisherman—to reel us in. ings of modesty? ON THE COVER Front: Photograph by Leslie Nilsson. Inside front cover: Photo illustration by Matthew Reier. October 2014 1 YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH CHILDREN 50 Free Agency or Moral Agency? By Michael R. Morris 78 My friend had disqualified himself from missionary service. Would I be free to choose a mission? 52 Questions and Answers I’m trying to control my thoughts, but there are so many temptations. How can I have cleaner thoughts? 54 How to Ask Questions That Matter By David A. Edwards 44 Learn how to ask the type of ques- tions that will help others better learn the gospel. 66 Serving Now to Serve Later By Miche Barbosa 57 How to Find Strength and Why did Mórmon decide to help Success clean the church instead of playing 44 Standing Up for What We By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland futebol with his friends? Believe We can experience safety, success, Young adults share how they boldly and happiness by following Jesus 68 Mathilde Gets Ready for defended their beliefs. Christ. Young Women By Jenn Wilks 48 Gospel in My Life: My 58 Family History—I Am Doing It Learn what Young Women will Intertwined Testimony These youth found some unex- be like! By Ivy Noche pected blessings by doing family Not having a testimony of the Book history. 70 Music: Our Time to Shine of Mormon caused me to question By Jan Pinborough and Janice Kapp my belief in the Church. 61 Poster: Discover Them, Discover Perry You 71 Special Witness: How can I help 62 Opposition to My Mission with family history work? By Alcenir de Souza By Elder Quentin L. Cook Strange things started to happen as I prepared to leave on my mission. 72 Bringing Primary Home: “The Family: A Proclamation to 64 Learning More about What’s in the World” Came from God to Store Help My Family See if you By Cathrine Apelseth-Aanensen By Erin Sanderson and Jean Bingham can find the Life as a full-time missionary is Friends around the World: Liahona hidden different. Youth in Oslo, Norway, 74 I’m Bárbara from Chile spent a day preparing for the in this issue. By Amie Jane Leavitt Hint: When transition. is a good time 76 Our Page for service? 77 Look Up By Elder Adrián Ochoa We were lost in the rain, and our horses ran away. 78 For Young Children: A Family Team By Sheralee Hardy 58 OCTOBER 2014 VOL. 38 NO. 10 LIAHONA 10990 (ISSN 1080-9554) International magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ Family Home Evening Ideas of Latter-day Saints This issue contains articles and activities that could be used for family home evening. The First Presidency: Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf The following are two ideas. 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: Craig A. Cardon Advisers: Jose L. Alonso, Mervyn B. Arnold, Shayne M. Bowen, Stanley G. Ellis, Christoffel Golden Managing Director: David T. Warner Director of Operations: Vincent A. Vaughn Director of Church Magazines: Allan R. Loyborg Business Manager: Garff Cannon Managing Editor: R. Val Johnson Assistant Managing Editor: Ryan Carr Publications Assistant: Lisa C. Lopez Writing and Editing: Brittany Beattie, David Dickson, David A. Edwards, Jennifer Grace Fallon, Matthew D. Flitton, Mindy Raye Friedman, Lori Fuller, Garrett H. Garff, LaRene Porter Gaunt, Michael R. Morris, Sally Johnson Odekirk, Joshua J. Perkey, Jan Pinborough, Richard M. Romney, Paul VanDenBerghe, Marissa Widdison “Family History—I Am Doing It,” page “Learning More about What’s in Managing Art Director: J. Scott Knudsen 58: Host a journaling activity! Encourage Store,” page 64: Consider holding a Art Director: Tadd R. Peterson Design: Jeanette Andrews, Fay P. Andrus, Mandie M. family members to record anything about mission preparation activity like the ward Bentley, C. Kimball Bott, Thomas Child, Nate Gines, their life—a memory from years ago or in Norway did. You can teach the same Colleen Hinckley, Eric P. Johnsen, Susan Lofgren, Scott M. Mooy, Mark W. Robison, Brad Teare, something that happened to them that things they did—such as how to start gos- K. Nicole Walkenhorst day. Help your family understand that pel conversations or how to iron a white Intellectual Property Coordinator: Collette Nebeker Aune there are many ways to journal. They can shirt—or you can focus on other skills you Production Manager: Jane Ann Peters write, type, or draw their journal entry, or think your family members would benefit Production: Kevin C. Banks, Connie Bowthorpe Bridge, Julie Burdett, Bryan W. Gygi, Denise Kirby, they can even record themselves telling from in the mission field. Ginny J. Nilson, Gayle Tate Rafferty a story with a voice recorder. Encourage Prepress: Jeff L. Martin your family to continue recording in their Printing Director: Craig K. 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Church history, 28 Work of salvation, 14, 20, Modesty, 36 54, 58, 62, 64 Text and visual material in the Liahona may be Depression, 26, 42 copied for incidental, noncommercial church or Faith, 4, 26 Overcoming temptation, Young Women, 68 home use. Visual material may not be copied if Family, 12, 20, 61, 72, 78 43, 44, 52, 80 restrictions are indicated in the credit line with the artwork. Copyright questions should be Family history, 14, 58, 71 Prayer, 4, 40 addressed to Intellectual Property Office, 50 E. North Fasting, 4 Service, 8, 66 Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA; e-mail: cor-intellectualproperty@ ldschurch .org. October 2014 3 FIRST PRESIDENCY MESSAGE By President Henry B. Eyring First Counselor in the First Presidency THE PRAYER OFFAITH rayer is more than words we speak to God. It is happiness. That promise applies to all our prayers to know a two-way communication between God and the mind and will of God for us. We can apply it whenever PHis children. we receive counsel from a servant of God who is authorized When prayer works as it should, we express the feelings to give us direction. For instance, we can depend on it when of our hearts in simple words. Heavenly Father typically we have listened to a sermon in general conference. We can answers by putting thoughts in our minds accompanied by apply it when we are taught by humble missionaries called feelings.