September 1999

Contents
Contents
The Quest for Excellence
Gordon B. Hinckley
Personal Revelation
L. Lionel Kendrick
Becoming Our Children’s Greatest Teachers
Ronald L. Knighton
What an Eight-Year-Old Taught Me
Rebecca Johnson
New Light on Paul’s Teachings
Richard D. Draper
“Have Faith and Abide with Me”
Lorin John Hamilton
The Church Grows in Strength
William G. Hartley
Images of an Era: Gaining Strength
A Look at the Church: 1898–1951
Ah Mu: Generous Samoan Saint
Rebecca M. Taylor
When a Loved One Struggles with Same-Sex Attraction
A. Dean Byrd
Why Write It?
Brad Wilcox
Poetry
I Have a Question
- Why are we encouraged to limit our musical selections for sacrament meetings?
  Daniel L. Carter
- What does the gospel of Jesus Christ teach about self?
  Timothy B. Smith
Mormon Journal
Portraits
Turning to the Savior in Adversity
Random Sampler
News of the Church

Portraits

September 1999

“Portraits,” Ensign, Sept. 1999, 68–69

Portraits