Ensign

April 2006

Volume 36, Number 4

Contents

• First Presidency Message: Becoming Our Best Selves

  President Thomas S. Monson

• The Sweet Peace of Forgiveness

  Elder Daniel P. Alvarez

• Our Child, His Child

  Richard M. Romney

• Gospel Classics: From the Garden to the Empty Tomb

• Becoming a Disciple of Christ

  Elder Merrill J. Bateman

• A Unique Mission

• Our Journey to the Temple

  Nancy May

• Lessons from the Old Testament: Lessons from Ruth and Hannah

  Elaine S. Dalton

• Moses: Deliverer and Law Giver

• Singles and Marrieds: Together in the Faith

  Kathleen Lubeck Peterson

• The Church: A Community of Saints

  Elder Charles Didier

• Lessons from the Old Testament: Courage to Follow the Lord

  Elder Alexander A. Odume

• The Proclamation: A Guide, a Comfort, and an Inspiration

  E. Jeffrey Hill

• Two Toddlers Underfoot

  Ida L. Ewing

• Finding What Was Lost

  Marie Sanchez

• I Needed to Know

  Anne Roquemore

• Visiting Teaching Message: Emphasizing the Divine Worth of Each Sister

• Latter-day Saint Voices

• Random Sampler

• News of the Church

• Making the Most of This Issue

On the cover: Front: Christ at Emmaus, by Carl Bloch. Back: He Is Not Here, by Mark Elbert Eastmond, may not be copied.

Inside front cover: Why Weepest Thou, by Simon Dewey. Courtesy of Altus Fine Art, American Fork, Utah, may not be copied

Inside back cover: The Destruction of Pharaoh’s Host, by John Martin. Courtesy of Sotheby’s, may not be copied