March 1975 Contents N. Eldon Tanner“We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet to Guide Us in These Latter Days” President Spencer W. Kimball: On the Occasion of His 80th Birthday Poetry Lynn TiltonEighth-Day Thomas Chauncey C. RiddlePrayer Lindsay R. CurtisOne Ward Discovers Missionary Work H. J. M. and Daryl HooleTo Let Your Light So Shine … Polish It Up! Reed L. FrischknechtNever Stop Fellowshipping! I Have a Question Richard Lloyd AndersonWhy did Christ convert so few people in his three-year ministry? Hartman Rector Jr.What is the position of the Church concerning older persons and couples going on missions? Theodore M. BurtonWhat is my responsibility to find my ancestors and prepare names for temple work? S. Kent Brown, C. Wilfred Griggs, and Thomas W. MackayFootnotes to the Gospels Winners of the 1975 Relief Society-Ensign Writing Contest Winners of the 1975 Poetry Writing Contest Maxine R. JenningsLeap, River, Toward Sky Jean S. MarshallPilgrimage Ruth H. JohnsonThe Miracle at the CrossingIn 1878, a woman traveling with her family to Arizona fears having to cross the Colorado River but is grateful to learn one morning that the river has frozen over, making it easy to cross. Random Sampler Charlotte MitchellSoap Savers H. ChamberlainPest-free Flour Bins Alton ThygersonBikes, Two-Wheeled Hazards Neil J. FlindersPrinciples of Parenting, Part 1 Insights Insights Sterling W. SillEnthusiasm Jeffrey R. Holland“As Ye Sow …” Dallin H. OaksWomen and Education Spencer J. PalmerA Worldwide Church Jeanne LeSueur JacksonThe Creative Climate Lawrence R. GilesThe Mormon Handshake Lenet H. ReadThe Other Half of Giving Mirthright Mormon Journal Claudia L. BushmanMaggie Becomes a Mormon Discovery Robert H. DainesThe Globe-Trotting Sweet Potato Keeping Pace Pursuit of Excellence: Less a Program Than a Way of Life The International Look of Health Services Missionaries Comment News of the Church President Spencer W. Kimball Visits Mexico First Presidency Urges Frugality New Film Carries Missionary Message Education Week for Thousands Elder Perry to Serve on Bicentennial Council Sister Brown, Sister Perry Pass Away Streamlined System Informs Priesthood Church Member Nominated Ambassador to Finland LDS Scene