August 1993
Contents
Counsel to the Saints
Ezra Taft Benson
A Temple to Exalt
Boyd K. Packer
Missionaries to the World
Grant Barton
Family History Wellspring
LaRene Gaunt
Was Our Family Scripture Study a Failure?
Coleen Bay
A People Prepared: Latter-day Saints in West Africa
Marjorie Draper Conder
A Bag of Apples and a Bottle of Salsa
Marian Clements Hayes
By Study and by Faith
Giles H. Florence Jr.
David King Udall, Arizona Pioneer
Kellene Ricks Adams
Of Good Report
Beneficiaries of Service
Marie Holt Tsutsui
I Have a Question
What did Jesus mean when he said that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against [my church]”?
Charles Muldowney
What can I do to magnify my calling as a home teacher?
Richard J. Marshall
Mormon Journal
A Purpose Made Known
Ernst Jonathan Kaiser and Don Thorpe
The Perfect Teacher
Wendy Evans Udy
“I Can Give Blessings”
Coke Newell
Making Memories
L. Tom Perry
Improving Our Communities
Random Sampler
Putting the Lid on Cash Flow
Merle L. Keller
Better Home Evenings—Plan on It
Joan P. Pearce
Home Movies—Starring Our Ancestors!
Verlean D. Brewster
The Little Golden Bean
Félix Alberto Martínez Decuir
Portraits
A Model Family
Grandma Esther
Darthell Torgersen
His Faith Began with Physics
Elizabeth VanDenBerghe
News of the Church
New General Authority Assignments Announced
Update: Number of Wards and Branches in the Church
Joseph Smith Memorial Building Is New Name of Former Hotel Utah
Appointments
Church Notes 1992 Growth
Philadelphia, the Seedbed of a Nation
Ronald M. Mann
Freedom of Religion Bill Passes in U.S. House
The Church in Mexico
LDS Scene
Church, Utah Featured on Czech TV
“Portraits,” Ensign, Aug. 1993, 68–69