“Contents,” Ensign, Oct. 1988, 1
Special Features
First Presidency Message: “Can There Any Good Thing Come Out of Nazareth?”President Thomas S. Monson
Whither the Early Church?S. Kent Brown
Sparkling Clean Christian ServiceConnie Wilcox
Taking the Gospel to Their Own PeopleMarvin K. Gardner
A Treasury from the East: What We Can Learn from Chinese GenealogyAnthony W. Ferguson and Warrick H. Chin
Had She Been Forgotten?Myron F. Andrews
Back to the FoldSteve Hawkins
Chiasmus in Mayan TextsAllen J. Christenson
We Wanted Natalie to LiveE. Widtsoe Shumway
Harvesting the Light: The 1890 Paris Art MissionGiles H. Florence, Jr.
Dad Left Room for the CelloDorothy L. Nielsen
Bert and Amanda’s Hawaiian Brand of LoveJoAnn Jolley
Shall I Marry Again?Marilyn Whipple
“Hello … BYU Helpline”Dora D. Flack
Regular Features
I Have a Question Maintaining standards at youth activities Shauna Shields Erickson Reading fantasy and science fiction Steven C. Walker
Mormon Journal The Book of Mormon Was My Answer Dorothy S. Roberts “You’re Doing the Right Thing” Julie Hauwiller The Three-Block Marathon Sharon Wistisen Look After My Loved Ones D. Brent Anderson The Lost Watch Bill Alston
The Visiting Teacher: “Charity … Endureth All Things”
Handbook for Families: Teaching Children to Use Agency Wisely
Portraits Lorraine Manderscheid: Stone-Ground Faith Rita W. Happy Norval Harwood: The Cheerful Mr. Bus Giles H. Florence, Jr. Duane Zobrist: Commerce with Integrity Mary M. Harris
Random Sampler When Mom Needs Help Reverence Cards Keeping Your Mission Language Alive Getting the Word from Dad
Speaking Today: Priesthood Restoration President Gordon B. Hinckley
Comment
News of the Church
On the front cover: Haying Time, by Lorus Pratt, 30 5/8″ by 48 5/8″, oil on canvas, 1894. Courtesy of Utah State History Museum, Utah State Historical Society.
On the back cover: Winter, by John Hafen, 16″ by 24″, oil on canvas, 1902. Courtesy of the Museum of Church History and Art.
Inside front cover: The Iron Rod, by Jeff Martin, 18″ by 24″, pastel, 1986. Selected for the 1987 Church Fine Arts Competition show.
Inside back cover: The Return, by David Hoeft, 117″ by 34″, oil on canvas, 1987.