“Contents,” Ensign, Feb. 1987, 1 Ensign February 1987 Volume 17 Number 2 Contents Special Features First Presidency Message: Valiant in the Testimony of JesusPresident Ezra Taft Benson Ezekiel’s Sticks and the Gathering of IsraelKeith Meservy Links in the Chain of GoodGiles H. Florence, Jr. What’s Family Home Evening for, Anyway? Parables of MercyRichard Lloyd Anderson Drawn Out in Prayer ContinuallyJames T. Duke Gospel Seeds in Scottish SoilBreck England “I Want a Dad Too!”Kay S. Wesley Sand and Sea and the Gospel Net: Art of Clark Kelley Price A Look at Popular Romance Fiction (Confessions of an English Teacher)Marilyn Arnold How to Unite a Step-familyJeffry H. Larson Jim and Mary Morgan—Building a “Super” MarriageVirginia M. de Hart Baboe Kit’s GiftKitty de Ruyter and Kathie Johnston Brough Regular Features Mormon JournalThe Music Worked Magic Susan Arrington HillThey Expected Last Rites Richard L. EmeryIn His Father’s Shoes Lorna Barnhart Burnett Handbook for Families: Teaching Children about Friends and Friendship The Visiting Teacher: The Pursuit of Learning: A Lifelong Process PortraitsTrevor Beatson: A Policeman at the Pulpit Mervyn DykesMiriam Giron: Still a Missionary in Guatemala Don L. SearleDorothy Varney: Seasons of Success Robert McGraw Random SamplerChristopher StoriesScripture Study While You WaitMaking a Family Archive“What Do We Need at the Store?” Speaking Today: CriticismElder Dallin H. Oaks News of the Church On the cover: Illustrated by Robert Barrett. Inside front cover: The Manti Temple, by Al Rounds, 24″ by 34″, watercolor, 1986. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stephens. The Manti Temple is located on a hill overlooking Utah’s Sanpete Valley, 120 miles south of Salt Lake City. The building’s exterior is cream-colored oolite limestone obtained from quarries in the hill upon which the temple is built. Inside back cover: They Thrust Him Out of the City, by Harry Anderson. © Pacific Press Publishing Association, used by permission.