Ensign

May 1985

Volume 15 Number 5

Contents

• Report of the 155th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Saturday Morning Session

• The Sustaining of Church Officers
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Our Responsibility to Share the Gospel
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• The Purifying Power of Gethsemane
  Elder Bruce R. McConkie

• Reverence for Life
  Elder Russell M. Nelson

• Agency and Accountability
  Elder Victor L. Brown

• Christ, Our Passover
  Elder Howard W. Hunter

• Saturday Afternoon Session

• The Church Audit Committee Report

• Statistical Report 1984

• “Born of Goodly Parents”
  Elder L. Tom Perry

• The Invitation of the Master
  Elder John Sonnenberg

• The Joy of Service
  Elder F. Arthur Kay

• Look for the Beautiful
  Elder Keith W. Wilcox

• The Mantle of a Bishop
  Bishop Robert D. Hales

• The Resurrection
  Elder James E. Faust

• “From Such Turn Away”
  Elder Boyd K. Packer

• Priesthood Session

• Preparing Yourselves for Missionary Service
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• Pursuing Excellence
  Peter Vidmar

• Prepare to Serve
  Elder M. Russell Ballard

• Spencer W. Kimball: A True Disciple of Christ
  Elder Marvin J. Ashton

• Set Some Personal Goals
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• To Please Our Heavenly Father
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Morning Session

• The Victory over Death
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• The Resurrected Christ
  Elder David B. Haight

• The Spirit of the Gathering
  Elder Wm. Grant Bangerter

• Selflessness: A Pattern for Happiness
  Elder H. Burke Peterson

• “The Spirit Giveth Life”
  Elder Thomas S. Monson

• Sunday Afternoon Session

• “Willing to Submit”
  Elder Neal A. Maxwell

• “Hold Up Your Light”
  Elder J. Richard Clarke

• Ears to Hear
  Bishop Henry B. Eyring

• Confidence in the Lord
  Bishop Glenn L. Pace

• Taking upon Us the Name of Jesus Christ
  Elder Dallin H. Oaks

• The Answers Will Come
  Elder Hans B. Ringger

• This Is the Work of the Lord
  Elder Waldo P. Call

• He Is in Charge
  Elder Helio R. Camargo

• God Has a Work for Us to Do
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• News of the Church

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On the cover: Photography by Royce Bair

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Inside front cover: “The Christus,” by Bertel Thorvaldsen, and its background painting of the universe in the North Visitors’ Center on Temple Square. Photography by Royce Bair.

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Inside back cover: A view of the Tabernacle and Salt Lake Temple from the northwest corner of Temple Square. Photography by Royce Bair.

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Photography in this issue features scenes of conference as well as art and photos depicting the day the Church was organized. All conference photography is by Audiovisual Planning and Development, Photo Section: Eldon K. Linschoten, chief photographer; Michael M. McConkie; Marty Mayo; and Wes Taylor. Church history art is by William Whitaker.