September 1978 Contents Spencer W. KimballAbsolute Truth Richard L. Bushman1830: Pivotal Year in the Fulness of Times Dean C. JesseeThe Spirituality of Joseph Smith William G. HartleyEvery Member WAS a Missionary Lavina Fielding AndersonChallenge to Greatness: The Nineteenth-Century Saints in New York The Way It Looks Today: A Camera Tour of Church History Sites in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio De Lamar JensenSeventeen Centuries of Christianity G. Homer DurhamWhy Study History? William E. BerrettUnique Teachings from the Doctrine and Covenants Larry C. PorterAlvin Smith: Reminder of the Fairness of God Caroline Eyring MinerMakers of Moons and Testimonies Dan L. Johnston“Daddy, I’m Talking to You” News of the Church Janet BrighamNauvoo Monument to Women New Young Women Presidency Announced Stakes Edge toward 1,000 New Mission Presidents Trained Seattle Temple Presidency Called First BYU Performers Tour in Soviet Union BYU Movies Mark Twenty-fifth Year LDS Scene