Ensign

May 1989

Volume 19 Number 5

Contents

• Report of the 159th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Saturday Morning Session

• Beware of Pride
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• Seeds of Renewal
  Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

• Now Is the Time
  Elder Hugh W. Pinnock

• Proclaim My Gospel from Land to Land
  Elder L. Tom Perry

• The God That Doest Wonders
  President Howard W. Hunter

• Saturday Afternoon Session

• The Sustaining of Church Officers
  President Thomas S. Monson

• The Church Audit Committee Report
  Wilford G. Edling

• Statistical Report 1988
  F. Michael Watson

• On Being Worthy
  Elder Marvin J. Ashton

• Adversity and the Divine Purpose of Mortality
  Elder Ronald E. Poelman

• Follow the Prophet
  Bishop Glenn L. Pace

• Alternate Voices
  Elder Dallin H. Oaks

• The Gift of the Holy Ghost—A Sure Compass
  Elder James E. Faust

• Priesthood Session

• Presentation of Scouting Award To President Benson

• Trust in the Lord
  Elder Richard G. Scott

• The Beauty and Importance of the Sacrament
  Elder John H. Groberg

• Making Points for Righteousness
  Elder Russell C. Taylor

• Go For It!
  President Thomas S. Monson

• Magnify Your Calling
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Morning Session

• Thanks Be to God
  President Thomas S. Monson

• To Young Women and Men
  Elder Boyd K. Packer

• Our Kindred Family—Expression of Eternal Love
  Elder J. Richard Clarke

• Irony: The Crust on the Bread of Adversity
  Elder Neal A. Maxwell

• Let Love Be the Lodestar of Your Life
  President Gordon B. Hinckley

• Sunday Afternoon Session

• The Canker of Contention
  Elder Russell M. Nelson

• University for Eternal Life
  Elder F. Enzio Busche

• “Lord, When Saw We Thee an Hungred?”
  Joy F. Evans

• The Way to Perfection
  Elder Royden G. Derrick

• The Effects of Television
  Elder M. Russell Ballard

• To the Children of the Church
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Conference Addresses Correlated to Church Curriculum

• General Conference Music

• News of the Church

On the cover: The Christus by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Original in Copenhagen, Denmark, unveiled in 1828. The back cover features the North Visitors’ Center, on Temple Square, where this copy of the statue is displayed.

Inside covers: Photos from Illustrated Scriptures: The Book of Luke. (See information below.)

Visuals in this issue feature photos of conference and photos from Illustrated Scriptures: The Book of Luke (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1987). Photos from Illustrated Scriptures that appear on the inside front and inside back covers and throughout the issue have been copyrighted by The Genesis Project, Inc., New York City; they are used here by permission. All conference photography is by Audiovisual Planning and Development, Photo Section: Jed A. Clark (supervisor), Welden Andersen, Phil Shurtleff, Craig Dimond, John Luke, Craig Moyer, and Eldon K. Linschoten.