July 1995 Contents Gordon B. HinckleyIf Ye Be Willing and Obedient Francis M. GibbonsPresident Thomas S. Monson M. Russell BallardAnchored by Faith and Commitment Quentin T. WellsTo Mom and Dad, with Love Kathleen Lubeck PetersonThe Ward Family: Pulling Together Donnie W. BurgessThe Old Fruit Jar Christy Monson“Pray For Me to Die” LeGrand R. CurtisPerfection: A Daily Process Extending the Family Extending the Family Wendel K. WaltonFamilySearch Got Me Started Velma SkidmoreTwo Old Notebooks Gerald HaslamKeeping Reunions Simple Winona Palmer and Duane DickExcited about Extraction Boyd E. FergusonOur Family History Service Jeanette GreenfieldAn Ancestor a Day Kathleen HedbergAncestors at My Fingertips Michael R. MorrisIndia: A Season of Sowing Elaine L. JackGet a Life Annette P. BowenBecoming Children of Light Mormon Journal Mac GrahamA Miracle over the Pacific William M. Charles III“My Religion Forbids It” Curtis Van AlfenSomething to Live For Martina M. A. ClarkMy Neighbor’s Chickens Jenny ShaylorTreasure from China I Have a Question Claudia Porter BlackHow can we help our children enjoy learning about the gospel? Aileen H. ClydeWhat resources does the Church have to help members assist others in the Gospel Literacy Effort? Derek F. MetcalfeHow are the locations of our temples determined? Portraits Newsmaker: Hero in Education Clare JudyWater, Shelter, and Love Beth SavilleSharing Her Vision Maxine WightRoomful of Love In the Spotlight “More Gratitude Give Me” Random Sampler Scott PerryGetting to Church on Time Jan M. SmithBulletin Board Art Comes Home Lisa Ray TurnerReading Begins at Home Carol B. MossThe Scriptures Speak to Children News of the Church President Hinckley Visits Members in St. Louis and New England BYU Graduates Counseled Concerning Their Future President Faust Encourages Ricks Graduates Elders Maxwell and Nelson Visit China Members Assist after Oklahoma Bomb Blast Tod R. HarrisIcelandic Saints’ Flame of Faith Appointments Harold G. Hillam, Helvécio Martins, and Dallas N. ArchibaldA Conversation with the Brazil Area Presidency Demar StanisciaMembership Reaches Half a Million in Brazil