“Contents,” Ensign, Sept. 2010, 1–3 Contents September 2010 Volume 40 • Number 9 On the Cover Front: Photo illustration by Hyun Gyu Lee. Back: Photo illustrations by Hyun Gyu Lee, Laureni Ademar Fochetto, and Ruth Sipus. Messages First Presidency Message 4 The Book of Mormon as a Personal Guide President Henry B. Eyring Visiting Teaching Message 7 Our Responsibility to Nurture the Rising Generation Features 21 Waters of Life from the Rock Don L. Searle The Rock can bring life even from unyielding stone. 36 Hope in the Ordinances of the Gospel Elias Magabo When I saw missionaries coming, I would run the other way. 39 Bridges of Friendship Wendy L. Marshall When I joined the Church, ward members offered friendship in three important ways. 40 More Than a Missionary Guide Melissa Merrill How Preach My Gospel is changing members’ lives in Hingham, Massachusetts. 46 Using Preach My Gospel to Teach New Members Melissa Merrill For one new member, fellowshipping included lessons from Preach My Gospel. 48 Finding the Lord in Tonga Joshua J. Perkey Saints in Tonga share the blessings of dedicating their lives to the Lord. Our Homes, Our Families 12 Growing Green Beans and Families Forrest J. Nielson I didn’t know a garden would teach me more than self-reliance. Living as Latter-day Saints 14 Dating and Virtue David L. Beck and Elaine S. Dalton Ten things parents can do to help their children prepare for dating. 22 They Spoke to Us: To Returned Missionaries Elder L. Tom Perry Counsel for leaving the mission field and returning to the world you left behind. 25 Gospel in My Life: That We Might Have Joy Andrea Jones Difficulty on my mission seemed to keep me from feeling joy. Did it have to? Teaching, Learning, Serving 26 Our Senior Missionaries Elder Kent D. Watson How they make a difference. 31 Ten Scripture Study Tools Energize your scripture study. 32 Using Relief Society Meetings to Teach and Inspire Julie B. Beck Guided by inspiration, bishops and presidencies can use Relief Society meetings to fulfill the organization’s purposes in the ward. By Study and by Faith 54 The First Mormon Tabernacle Choir Recordings, 1910 Richard E. Turley Jr. The first recordings seem primitive by today’s standards but were highly successful. Gospel Solutions 60 Finding Hope after Divorce Name Withheld Could I let go of my fears and turn my life over to the Lord? Provident Living 62 The Church’s Humanitarian Efforts: Discipleship in Action Heather L. Stock and Larry Hiller How millions have been blessed. Departments We Talk of Christ 8 Bringing Christ into Our Home Cynthia Green How memorizing “The Living Christ” improved our family life. What We Believe 10 The Gospel Shall Be Preached to All the World All Latter-day Saints have the responsibility to share the gospel by word and deed. Serving in the Church 30 Giving Children a Chance to Serve Jenny Baker Even the smallest child can help. 67 Family Home Evening Ideas 68 Latter-day Saint Voices 72 Small and Simple Things 74 News of the Church 79 In Other Church Magazines 80 Until We Meet Again Lessons from an Aquarium Minerva G. Harkness Watching my daughter tend to newborn guppies struck familiar and tender chords.