“Contents,” Ensign, Jan. 1976, 1
Special Features
First Presidency Message: Prayer Is the KeyPresident Marion G. Romney
Why the Lord Ordained PrayerElder Bruce R. McConkie
The Lord’s PrayersJohn W. Welch
Prayer and the Prophet JosephTruman G. Madsen
Obstacles to PrayerChauncey C. Riddle
Before PrayingArthur R. Bassett
“Where Two or Three Are Gathered”Gerald R. Schiefer
The Extra Blessings of Family PrayerAnn H. Banks
Stone or Bread?Francine Bennion
Prayer (song) Dennis L. Crockett
The Language of Formal PrayerDon E. Norton
“We Thank Thee for This Food”Don J. Black
Teaching Our Children to PrayStephen R. and Sandra Covey
Creative HomemakingSusan Oman
The Saints in FranceLaurie J. Wilson
New Testament Backgrounds: RomansEdward J. Brandt
Elder Hugh B. Brown, 1883–1975: In MemoriamDr. Edwin Brown Firmage
Regular Features
Poetry and Other Verse I Pray Zara Sabin Hebrews 11: Strangers and Pilgrims Arthur H. King A Reason Why Deborah Blose Prayer Harlan Y. Hammond To Kevin: Newly a Missionary Marden Clark Evening Prayer Lavina Fielding
Mormon Journal My First Night Alone Melva Lee Wheelwright Why Wasn’t Cathy More Like Me? Jane P. Covey A Prompting to Fast Frank Aydelotte Businessman’s Prayer in an Upper Room Roy B. Webb We Talked in Whispers Myrna Behunin I Was a Bishop before I Really Learned to Pray Richard D. Anthony Dog Lost in the Rain Nadine Bushman Barton My Mother’s Mission Sipuao J. Matuauto I Saw My Counselors Walk In Jerry Lee Turley
I Have a QuestionGlade F. Howell John H. Cox Robert F. Clyde Robert F. Bohn
Random Sampler
Keeping Pace Does Your Ward (or Stake) Have a History? Local Genealogy Seminars
News of the Church
On the cover: Cover art by Jerry Harston
Inside back cover: Joseph Smith, Jr. This painting, presumed to be by a W. Majors, was probably done in the 1840s after the Prophet’s martyrdom; some researchers think it is from a now nonexistent daguerreotype. (Produced by Audio-Visual Services, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, Missouri.)