Ensign

June 1973

Volume 3 Number 6

Contents

• Special Features

• First Presidency Message: The Priesthood of God
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• From Father to Son
  Neil D. Schaerrer

• For Husbands and Helpmeets
  JoAnn and Lanier Britsch

• “Love Conquers All” … And Other Fanciful Notions
  Dale F. Pearson

• Symbols from the Scriptures That Testify of Christ
  William O. Nelson

• The Unspoken Language
  William R. Jamison, Jr.

• Vietnam and the Restored Church
  William R. Heaton, Jr.

• Joseph the Prophet: A Self-Portrait
  J. Lewis Taylor

• Know Where Your Money Goes
  Rulon T. Burton

• MIA as a Priesthood Function

• Journeys and Events in the Lives of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph
  Edward J. Brandt

• Portraits in Miniature
  Coby and Wim van Mastrigt Edwin O. Haroldsen
  The Conversion of Hollywood’s “Brigham Young” James Vincent D’Arc

• A Talent for Painting
  Mabel Jones Gabbott

• Bless Your Children With “Housework Memories”
  Laurie Williams Sowby

• Regular Features

• Pointers for Parents: Family Day
  Graham W. Doxey

• Discovery (Smoking and Health, A Look at Alcoholism, Brigham Young Letter Discovered)

• Searching the Scriptures: Why Music Is Important in Worship
  Robert J. Matthews

• News of the Church

• Comment

• Books

• After All

• Fiction, Poetry

• The Outstretched Hand
  Iris Syndergaard

• Poetry
  Swings in a Park Clifton Holt Jolley
  The Pool Called Siloam Audra Smith Hendrickson
  The Hour is Now Donna Dickey Guyer
  Cliff-Flower Courage Pauline Havard

On the cover: Symbolic of the teachings of the Savior are the illustrations on this month’s front and back covers: “I am the vine, ye are the branches …” (John 15:5), and “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). These and other symbols are discussed in the article “Symbols from the Scriptures That Testify of Christ,” page 24. The illustrator is Michael Clane Graves, Ensign designer.