Ensign

September 2005

Volume 35, Number 9

Contents

• First Presidency Message: The Profound Power of Gratitude

  President Thomas S. Monson

• Master Carver

  J. Devn Cornish

• After the Fire

  Rebecca M. Taylor

• The Twelve Apostles

  President Boyd K. Packer

• Messages from the Doctrine and Covenants: He Speaks through His Prophets

  Elder David S. Baxter

• Preaching His Gospel

  Shanna Butler, Adam C. Olson, and Roger Terry

• Lessons from a Layoff

  Kelly A. Peterson

• Finding Jobs, Lifting Lives

  Neil K. Newell

• Messages from the Doctrine and Covenants: Thou Wilt Remember the Poor

  Elder T. LaMar Sleight

• Personal Consecration

  Elder Stephen B. Oveson and Dixie Randall Oveson

• Visiting Teaching Message: Rejoice in the Book of Mormon

• Doctrine and Covenants Times at a Glance, Chart 3: Section 138 and Official Declarations 1 and 2

• Joy in the Book of Mormon

• Questions and Answers: How can I encourage healthy physical activity in my family?

• Strengthening the Family: Happiness in Family Life

• Teaching the Gospel with Power

  Glen M. Roylance

• Latter-day Saint Voices

• Random Sampler

• News of the Church

• Making the Most of This Issue

On the cover: Photography by Matthew Reier, posed by models.

Inside front cover: The Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood, by Minerva K. Teichert. On the banks of the Susquehanna River in the spring of 1829, Peter, James, and John conferred upon Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery the holy Melchizedek Priesthood and the keys of the apostleship (see D&C 27:12; D&C 128:20).

Inside back cover: A Word of Wisdom Revealed, by Ken Corbett. May not be copied. The Prophet Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 89 during a meeting of the School of the Prophets on February 27, 1833, in Kirtland, Ohio. Known as the Word of Wisdom, this revelation came in response to the Prophet’s inquiry relating to the smoking and chewing of tobacco by the elders and in consideration of Emma Smith, who cleaned up the filthy floor.