“Contents,” Ensign, Dec. 1984, 1 Ensign December 1984 Volume 14 Number 12 Contents Special Features First Presidency Message: Jesus of NazarethPresident Spencer W. Kimball Early Signs of the ApostasyKent P. Jackson Prepared for the RestorationDavid F. Boone Joseph Smith Jr.—in His Own Words, Part 1 Dean C. Jessee The Story of the Doctrine and CovenantsRobert J. Woodford Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi: Steadfast amid ChangeLarry E. Morris The Christmas Dad Would Have WantedConnie Sherwood “Stay Here All the Time”Carol Lynn Pearson Love and Letters—Gifts That LastKaren Thomas Arnesen A Christmas Made at HomeElder Gene R. Cook Regular Features I Have a QuestionWilliam S. EvansRobert G. CrawfordBill Applegarth Mormon JournalThe Year of the Flexible Flyers Aney B. ChattertonOne More Car J. K. “Trapper” Hatch and Jo Ann Hatch Random Sampler News of the Church On the cover: Joseph Smith, Sr., Home, by Al Rounds, 22″ by 30″, watercolor, 1983. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nicholson. Inside front cover: Christ Calls Two Disciples, by Gary E. Smith, 36″ by 48″, oil on canvas, 1983. Inside back cover: Jesus Washing the Feet of the Disciples, by Del Parson, 19″ by 29″, oil on canvas, 1983. At the Last Supper, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, then used the incident to teach them of humility and service: “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” (John 13:14–15.)