“Contents,” Ensign, Jan. 1978, 1
Special Features
First Presidency Message: The Sabbath—A DelightPresident Spencer W. Kimball
Saints Report: Making Sunday the Best Day of the WeekOrson Scott Card
Fasting—A Gift of JoySheryl Condie Kempton
Mormon SundaysWilliam G. Hartley
Working on SundaySteve Gilliland
Prayer: The Heart of the SabbathKaren Lynn
Singing the Songs We Love, Loving the Songs We SingSue Van Alfen
How to Get the Most from Your ClassIrene M. Bates
Listening with the SpiritRobert K. Thomas
The Six Best Talks I Ever HeardThomas Ladanye
The Sacrament and Covenant-MakingW. Cole Durham, Jr.
Community and Communing: The Power of Testimony MeetingMargaret Hoopes
Miracles Today?Jay A. Parry
The Little Loud OnesPam Williams
Turning Sunday into a Sabbath: One Family’s ExperienceMarvin R. VanDam
Sunday Meetings: A Preparation for WorkOrson Scott Card
The Nephi We Tend to ForgetMarilyn Arnold
Regular Features
I Have a QuestionHenry B. Eyring Robert J. Matthews Elliott D. Landau Kathie Johnston Brough R. Douglas Phillips
Fiction: Wilhelmstrasse 23Danny N. Crandall
Poetry: Escape to the DesertClara Laster
News of the Church
The Salt Lake Temple
On the cover: Painting by Howard Post
Inside front cover: Elijah Contends against the Priests of Baal, by Jerry Harston, 1977, 16″ x 23″, acrylic on masonite, from a series prepared for Jewish-American missionary flipcharts.
Inside back cover: Salt Lake Temple. (Photography by Lonnie Lonczyna.)