“Contents,” Ensign, Jan. 1987, 1
Special Features
First Presidency Message: Meeting Your GoliathPresident Thomas S. Monson
Elder Neal A. Maxwell: Pursuing “A More Excellent Way”Bishop Henry B. Eyring
More Than NamesDerin Head Rodriguez
The Chance to Say “I Love You”Eileen Wood
“A Bible! A Bible!”Robert J. Matthews
Mary and Martha—Faithful Sisters, Devoted DisciplesEvelyn T. Marshall
A Circle of Support: The New Visiting Teaching Messages
The Land of Jesus, Part 2David H. Garner
Harvest in HerefordshireDavid J. Whittaker
Overcoming Those Differences of OpinionElder Robert E. Wells
Regular Features
Poetry Ninja Vernice Wineera Pere Beyond the Tip of Mystery Florence Boutwell
The Visiting Teacher: Service: Charity in Action
Mormon Journal We Needed More Than Muscle Skip W. Holling A Newborn Missionary Susan M. Freeborn The Unexplained Birth Certificate Anne S. Perry The Spirit Changed the Subject Julian C. Lowe
I Have a Question Church activities on Monday night Rex W. Allred The best evidence for the Book of Mormon Ellis T. Rasmussen
Handbook for Families: Helping Children Understand the Media’s Influence
Random Sampler Late Again! “It’s Your Night to Cook” Letters with Life
Portraits Leta Keith: Weaving a Life of Commitment Ed Tano Paul Theriault: Offering Symbols of Love Irene Cummins
Speaking Today: “Love Thy Neighbor”Elder Russell M. Nelson
News of the Church
On the cover: Photography by Derek Smith.
Inside front cover: Flight into Egypt, by Robert Barrett, 24″ by 36″, oil on canvas, 1986.
Inside back cover: Preparing for the Call, by Anne Marie Oborn, 24″ by 30″, oil on canvas, 1985. Courtesy of Merlin and Lois Blad. Becoming Servant, by Giles H. Florence, Jr.