Ensign

November 1987

Volume 17 Number 11

Contents

• Report of the 157th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Saturday Morning Session

• Our Divine Constitution
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• Never Give Up
  Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

• Looking beyond the Mark
  Elder Dean L. Larsen

• Ethics and Honesty
  Elder David B. Haight

• Balm of Gilead
  Elder Boyd K. Packer

• Saturday Afternoon Session

• The Sustaining of Church Officers
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• “There Are Many Gifts”
  Elder Marvin J. Ashton

• In the Service of the Lord
  Elder Douglas J. Martin

• The Dawning of a New Day in Africa
  Elder Alexander B. Morrison

• A Champion of Youth
  Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone

• “Yet Thou Art There”
  Elder Neal A. Maxwell

• “The Great Imitator”
  Elder James E. Faust

• Priesthood Session

• Keys of the Priesthood
  Elder Russell M. Nelson

• “They’re Not Really Happy”
  Bishop Glenn L. Pace

• Missionary Memories
  President Thomas S. Monson

• Take Not the Name of God in Vain
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• To the Fathers in Israel
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• Sunday Morning Session

• “Lord, Increase Our Faith”
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• The Opening and Closing of Doors
  President Howard W. Hunter

• “Called to Serve”
  Elder Robert L. Backman

• “The Light and Life of the World”
  Elder Dallin H. Oaks

• A Doorway Called Love
  President Thomas S. Monson

• Sunday Afternoon Session

• “A Meaningful Celebration”
  Elder L. Tom Perry

• Follow the Brethren
  Elder L. Aldin Porter

• Selfless Service
  Elder William R. Bradford

• “I Will Go and Do …”
  Elder Lynn A. Sorensen

• Sacrifice and Self-Sufficiency
  Elder M. Russell Ballard

• Opportunities to Serve
  Elder Franklin D. Richards

• “Come unto Christ”
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• General Women’s Meeting

• Lessons from Eve
  Elder Russell M. Nelson

• Strengthening the Family
  Joanne B. Doxey

• Overcoming Challenges along Life’s Way
  Joy F. Evans

• Finding Joy in Life
  Barbara W. Winder

• Conference Addresses Correlated to Church Curriculum

• General Conference Music

• News of the Church

• Comment

On the cover: Lehi and His People Arriving in the Promised Land, by Arnold Friberg, 35″ by 46″, 1951, oil on canvas.

On the back cover: Plates of Mormon, by Ted Henninger, 20″ by 27″, 1970, acrylic.

Inside front cover: Bring Forth the Record, by Robert Barrett, 20″ by 30″, 1985, acrylic on board; used with permission of Robert Barrett.

Inside back cover: Mormon Abridging the Plates, by Tom Lovell, 1968, oil on canvas.

Photography in this issue features scenes of conference and paintings of scenes from the Book of Mormon. All conference photography is by Audiovisual Planning and Development, Photo Section: Jed A. Clark, supervisor; Eldon K. Linschoten; Philip S. Shurtleff; and Welden Andersen. Craig Dimond assisted.