Ensign

May 1979

Volume 9 Number 5

Contents

• Report of the 149th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Saturday Morning Session

• Fortify Your Homes Against Evil
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• “Because I Have a Father”
  Elder Paul H. Dunn

• The Home as an Educational Institution
  Elder G. Homer Durham

• The Kingdom of God
  Elder L. Tom Perry

• To Those Searching for Happiness
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• Saturday Afternoon Session

• Statistical Report 1978
  Brother Francis M. Gibbons

• Church Finance Committee Report
  Brother Wilford G. Edling

• The Sustaining of Church Officers
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• Signs of the True Church
  Elder Mark E. Petersen

• Developing Spirituality
  Elder Howard W. Hunter

• The Heritage of Royal Families
  Elder Royden G. Derrick

• Following Christ to Victory
  Elder Hartman Rector, Jr.

• This Is a Day of Sacrifice
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• Priesthood Session

• The Army of the Lord
  Elder Thomas S. Monson

• Personal and Family Financial Preparedness
  Elder Franklin D. Richards

• Trust in the Lord
  President Marion G. Romney

• “Put on the Whole Armor of God”
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• Preparing for Service in the Church
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• Sunday Morning Session

• We, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  President Marion G. Romney

• The Refiner’s Fire
  Elder James E. Faust

• A Personal Commitment
  Elder James M. Paramore

• “Feed My Sheep”
  Elder David B. Haight

• And Peter Went Out and Wept Bitterly
  Elder Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Afternoon Session

• Roadblocks to Progress
  Elder Marvin J. Ashton

• The Spirit Giveth Life
  Elder Loren C. Dunn

• The Need for Love
  Elder Theodore M. Burton

• He Means Me
  Elder Marion D. Hanks

• “What Think Ye of Christ?” “Whom Say Ye That I Am?”
  Elder Robert D. Hales

• “Judge Not According to the Appearance”
  Elder Boyd K. Packer

• Let Us Move Forward and Upward
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• Welfare Session

• New Emphasis on Church Councils
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• Church Government through Councils
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• Developing Temporal Plans and Priorities
  Bishop Victor L. Brown

• Stand Independent above All Other Creatures
  Elder Bruce R. McConkie

• Fundamental Welfare Services
  President Marion G. Romney

• Applying the Principles of Welfare Services
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• General Conference Music

• News of the Church

On the cover: A rare view of the Salt Lake Temple, taken through ground-level clouds; photographed from the Church Office Building by George B. Oats.

Inside front cover: Joseph Smith, Jr., by Alvin Gittens (oil on canvas, 31″ by 39″, 1959, located in the Church Administration Building).

Inside back cover: Oliver Cowdery, by Lewis Ramsey (oil an canvas, 21″ x 27″, 1911, located in the Salt Lake Temple). The Lord named Joseph Smith, Jr., and Oliver Cowdery the first and second elders of the Church, respectively (see D&C 20:2–3).

Photography in this issue: Photographs of Church historical sites are from the Historical Department Archives, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Caption information is provided by William W. Slaughter and W. Randall Dixon of the Church Historical Department. Other photography is by Public Communications Photo Services: Eldon K. Linschoten, chief photographer; Jed A. Clark, Marilyn L. Erd, and Eric W. White.