August 1989 Contents Gordon B. HinckleyIn Search of Peace and Freedom Poetry Susan Evans McCloudMorning Worship Dorothy BradshawJim Clinton F. LarsonFirst Grader President Ezra Taft Benson: Still Strong at Ninety! Ronald K. Esplin“God Will Protect Me until My Work Is Done” George R. Hill IIIThe Lord’s Side of the Line Kathleen Krause CarringtonThe Golden-Rule Smile R. Gary ShapiroLeave the Obscene Unseen R. Val JohnsonSage’s Song Richard TicePut Your Family on the Front Page From California to Council Bluffs Larry C. PorterFrom California to Council Bluffs Researching the Mormon Battalion Jane McBride ChoateTime for Just Us Dan CrandallSister Lipke’s Hand The Worth of Souls Is Great I Have a Question Spencer J. PalmerWhat exactly is reincarnation? Is it contrary to the teachings of the gospel? Sherry JohnsonHow can priesthood and Relief Society leaders most effectively work together? Douglas A. NewAt Home on the Tundra Mormon Journal Ken W. BrickerA Gift of Testimony Maurine Kinghorn Mugleston“Don’t Try to Convert Me” Helen E. NobleTwo Books and an Organ Gene and Bonnie DaltonBless This House Don L. SearleBrotherly Love in Portugal Random Sampler Julie BurgessMaking Pillows Talk Maralyn Olson HulkovichThe Fun of Family Folklore Joan PearceThe Art of Scripture Study Tips for Talks Karen OlsenShould I Go Back to School? News of the Church Church Honors Missionaries Who Died in South America Louise R. ShawPortland Temple—A Landmark for Northwestern Saints Plans for Hotel Utah Announced Jerusalem Center Dedicated Thai Officials Visit Church Leaders and Sites DeLynn DeckerIndian Sisters Blossom as a Rose in the Desert High Tech Helps Hold Down Magazine Costs Appointments Policies and Announcements Update: Number of Converts Baptized International Academic Group Moving to BYU