“Contents,” Ensign, Apr. 1971, 1
Regular Features
First Presidency MessagePresident N. Eldon Tanner
PrioritiesWendell J. Ashton
The Spoken WordElder Richard L. Evans
Our Readers Write
Religion in the World
Programs and Policies Newsletter
Today’s FamilyConducted by Mabel Jones Gabbott
After All
Editorial: Be a Missionary
Faith/Doctrine/History
Households of FaithPresident Bruce R. McConkie
Classics in Mormon Thought: The King Follett SermonJoseph Smith, Jr. (1805–1844)
A Joy to Be NeededLawrence Cummins
Mormon Settlements in NevadaChris Jensen
The Branch that Wouldn’t DieGilbert W. Scharffs
The Crucifixion and Resurrection
The RoomEdwin Greenlaw Sapp
Human Relations/Teaching
And When They Are GoodFlorence Bittner
Rational Approach to DisciplineG. Hugh Allred
Triple Play at HomeE. Lewis Frasier
Until Debt Do Us PartQuinn G. McKay and William A. Tilleman
Contemporary Issues
Persuasion, Manipulation, and the Mass MediaM. Dallas Burnett
The Art of Flower PreservationGeneal Condon
Roman CatholicismA. Burt Horsley
Fiction/Poetry
Fiction: Big JoeClaire Noall
PoetryChristie Lund Coles
Cover Note: The resurrected Christ’s encounter with Mary Magdalene is shown on the cover. [photo] On the back cover is a photograph of what may be the tomb where Jesus was buried. Readers will also be interested in the crucifixion scene on pages 40–41.