Ensign

June 2006

Volume 36, Number 6

Contents

• First Presidency Message: Voice of the Spirit

  President James E. Faust

• Hymn

  Mary Margaret Hawkins

• The Experiment

  Karen Case Ho-Ching

• Dating versus Hanging Out

  Elder Dallin H. Oaks

• Dating: “He Says,” “She Says”

  Kimberly Webb

• Modesty Matters

• Family Home Evening: For the Fun of It

• Lessons from the Old Testament: True Friendship and Self-Respect

  Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen

• Gospel Classics: The Profile of a Prophet

  President Hugh B. Brown

• Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration

• Faithe, Hope, and Elijah

  Joyce Fink

• The Fulness of the Gospel: The Fall of Adam and Eve

• A Chilly Morning in Queens

  Amie Jane Leavitt

• Six Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong

  Wendi Lyn Jensen

• Lessons from the Old Testament: Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice

  Elder David F. Evans

• A Greater Love

  Eve Burch

• Visiting Teaching Message: Exercising Charity and Nurturing Those in Need

• Questions and Answers: How can family members avoid conflict over division of assets when a loved one dies?

• Latter-day Saint Voices

• Random Sampler

• News of the Church

• Making the Most of This Issue

• Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting: Supporting the Family

  • Marriage Is Essential to His Eternal Plan

    Elder David A. Bednar

  • A Solemn Responsibility to Love and Care for Each Other

    Elder L. Tom Perry

  • Parents Have a Sacred Duty

    Bonnie D. Parkin

  • Heavenly Homes, Forever Families

    President Thomas S. Monson

  • The Family: A Proclamation to the World

On the cover: Front: Photography by John Luke. Back: Photography by Matthew Reier and John Luke.

House of Light, by David Koch. Courtesy of Bruce and Lenna Carver. The Logan Utah Temple, as all temples, becomes a house of light because of priesthood ordinances performed there. “For the word of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is light, and whatsoever is light is Spirit. … And the Spirit giveth light to every man … that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit. … And the Father teacheth him of the covenant which he has renewed and confirmed upon you” (D&C 84:45–46, 48).

First Vision, by Lucy Thurston Kinney. Stained glass window in a meetinghouse of the Salt Lake Liberty Stake