“Contents,” Ensign, Jan. 1989, 1
Special Features
First Presidency Message: The Order and Will of GodPresident Gordon B. Hinckley
Elder Richard G. Scott: “The Real Power Comes from the Lord”Marvin K. Gardner
Teaching by the Spirit
Preparing the Way: The Rise of Religious Freedom in New EnglandMilton V. Backman, Jr.
Prophecies in the Bible about Joseph SmithGeorge A. Horton, Jr.
The Restoration of Major Doctrines through Joseph Smith: The Godhead, Mankind, and the CreationDonald Q. Cannon, Larry E. Dahl, and John W. Welch
What the Doctrine and Covenants Says about the Book of MormonKay P. Edwards
Palmyra—Cradle of the Restoration
The Knight Family: Ever Faithful to the ProphetWilliam G. Hartley
“I Am Not Any Longer to Be Alone”Susan Easton Black
Saved by a Lemon PieBarbara Dahle
Regular Features
Mormon Journal He Lost His Legs—But Not His Heart Birdie Strong The Alcoholic’s Daughter Erma Braack
Handbook for Families: Teaching Children about Prayer
The Visiting Teacher: Come unto Christ
Portraits Georgie Read Barton: The Winter of Her Art Pene Horton Ralph McKay: Willing Hands Dora D. Flack
Random Sampler See-and-Do Chores Kitchen-Table College Half an Hour to Sanity
Speaking Today: Keeping the Gospel SimpleElder Glen L. Rudd
News of the Church
[illustration, photos] On the cover: Portrait of the Prophet Joseph Smith by an unknown artist and items from the Joseph Smith portion of the “Presidents of the Church” exhibit at the Museum of Church History and Art.
Inside front cover: Martin Harris Home, by Al Rounds, 20″ by 28″, watercolor, 1986. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ahlander.
Inside back cover: The Hill Cumorah, photography by Craig Dimond.