March 1987
Contents
Giving Ourselves to the Service of the Lord
Gordon B. Hinckley
Sustaining—and Being Sustained by—the Priesthood
Marie K. Hafen
“Gifts of Bright”: Relief Society Strengthens My Family
Dianne Dibb Forbis
A Sanctuary of Friends: Sisterhood and Testimony
Elaine Reiser Alder
Flora Amussen Benson: Handmaiden of the Lord, Helpmeet of a Prophet, Mother in Zion
Derin Head Rodriguez
Relief Society Midweek Activities: An Opportunity for Friendship and Growth
Joan H. Child
A View of the Eighties: What It Means to Be a Latter-day Saint Woman Today
Mary Alice Campbell
An Ageless Evening
Caroline Bruce
“A Time to Every Purpose under the Heaven”
Mormon Journal
A Second Chance
Lois L. Saunders
The Apple Pie Visit
Ruth Harris Swaner
We Can’t All Play the Organ
Brent D. Frogley
A Mormon in Moscow
Clark H. Caras
Among Family and Friends: John Taylor—Mission to the British Isles
Paul Thomas Smith
Marriage without Manipulation
Larry K. Langlois
I Have a Question
Robert J. Matthews
The Brothers of Jesus: Loving the Unbelieving Relative
Carlfred B. Broderick
Winners of the 1987 Writing and Music Contests
The Uses of Suffering
Sandra Ferrin Strange
The Mulekites
Garth A. Wilson
The Eliza R. Snow Poetry Contest
For Those Who Never Know
Lynette K. Allen
Manna
Karma K. Wasden
regret
Irene Allred
Chicken Feathers
Kathleen Woodcook Hanna
Random Sampler
Ancestor Holidays
Suzanne Goodrich
Finding Time for Mother
Arlene Bascom
Tools for Teaching Tots
Janelle Lysenko
Mirthright: A Run for Our Money
Terry Bohle Montague
Comment
News of the Church
President Benson Suggests Gifts of Service, Obedience to the Savior
Gambling Is “Morally Wrong, Politically Unwise,” says Elder Oaks
BYU Advanced High School Studies Program, Scholarships Open to Students Worldwide
Closed-Captioning for Hearing Impaired Now Available on LDS Satellite Telecasts
20,000 Visit Copenhagen Nativity Exhibit
Hurricane Damages LDS Homes in Cook Islands
Update: Seminary and Institute Enrollment
Appointments
Policies and Announcements
LDS Scene
Poetry
Of Children
Beth Stephenson
“Poetry,” Ensign, Mar. 1987, inside back cover