January 1977
Contents
The Things of Eternity—Stand We in Jeopardy?
Spencer W. Kimball
Someone Up There Loves You
Boyd K. Packer
The Inspiration of a Family Record
Theodore M. Burton
Mormon Journal
The Voice Spoke Spanish
Luis V. Espinoza
She Was the Mother I’d Never Known
Wanda West Badger
Writing Your History: Some Helpful Ideas
William G. Hartley
It’s Child’s Play: How to Help Your Child Begin a Journal
Dianne Dibb Forbis
A Father, a Son, and a Campfire: The Tapes They Never Made
Gary L. Shumway
The Beginner’s Guide: Tape-recording Memories
Gary L. Shumway and William G. Hartley
Discovery
The 15th of Nisan
William James Adams Jr.
The Spirit World, Our Next Home
Dale C. Mouritsen
Poetry
Nellie Girl: Nilla Pedersen Christensen, Pioneer Woman
Martha Pettijohn Morrise
Jacob Smith of Somerset
Orson Scott Card
Idaho Falls Temple
Donnell Hunter
Temple Heights
Helen Mar Cook
Will Your Children Marry in the Temple?
George Durrant
Turning the Hearts of Preschoolers
Ginger Hamer
The Best Day of Their Lives
Jay A. Parry
Keeping Pace
A Billion Names in the Local Branch Library
I Have a Question
Are these coats of arms authentic?
Henry E. Christiansen
Did the world’s great interest in genealogy began with Elijah’s visit to Joseph Smith in 1836?
Jimmy B. Parker
How reliable are lineages back to Adam?
Val D. Greenwood
Would it be proper for me to have my genealogical research done by a professional researcher?
George H. Fudge
What can mothers do when their children are not old enough to be placed in the Relief Society nursery?
Ann Stoddard Reese
Three Kings and a Captain: Nephite Leaders in the Land of Nephi
Insights
I Broke the Quarterback’s Finger
Robert L. Simpson
Random Sampler
Our Budget Bought Our Year’s Supply
Joan E. Jones
The Saints in Indonesia
Alison Craig
Mirthright
Comment
News of the Church
Thanks Given during Holiday Season
Church Policies and Announcements
Thai Translation Printed
LDS Scene
“Insights,” Ensign, Jan. 1977, 83