“Contents,” Ensign, Jan. 1994, 1
Volume 24 Number 1
[illustration] Inside back cover: Orson Hyde Dedicates Palestine for the Return of the Jews, by Clark Kelley Price, oil on canvas, 18″ x 24″, 1991. Courtesy of Truman Madsen. Elder Orson Hyde of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles recorded his experience as he dedicated the Holy Land: “On Sunday morning, October 24 [1841], a good while before day, I arose from sleep, and went out of the city as soon as the gates were opened, crossed the brook Kedron, and went upon the Mount of Olives, and there, in solemn silence, … offered up [the dedicatory] prayer to Him who lives forever and ever.” (History of the Church, 4:456.)
[illustration] Visuals in this issue feature engravings by Gustave Doré.
Special Features
First Presidency Message: Pillars of TruthPresident Gordon B. Hinckley
The Man AdamRobert L. Millet
News from AntiquityDaniel C. Peterson
Ten Commandments Series: “No Other Gods before Me”S. Michael Wilcox
Naaman, Baptism, and CleansingTravis T. Anderson
All the Prophets Prophesied of ChristD. Kelly Ogden and R. Val Johnson
Passover—Was It Symbolic of His Coming?John P. Pratt
Parents, Never Give UpElder F. Melvin Hammond
The Race of My LifeMichael Lorin Taylor
Intensive CareLisa Ray Turner
The Back-and-Forth CowLynn C. Jaynes
Too Active to Need Home Teachers?Bertram Cannon Willis
Regular Features
I Have a Question Likening scriptures unto ourselves George A. Horton, Jr. Individuals translated after the city of Enoch Monte S. Nyman Length of time of the Creation Thomas R. Valletta Meaning of “help meet” in Genesis 2:18 David Rolph Seely Location of the Garden of Eden Bruce A. Van Orden
Mormon Journal I Couldn’t Ignore the Voice Jill Johnson Diary of My Enemy Stephen G. Biddulph Proving the Prophet’s Promise James R. Prince Learning from a Leper Lee G. Cantwell About My Duty Johnny W. McCoy
Portraits Newsmaker: Forty Children Call Her Mom Primarily Teaching Heartfelt Volunteer Desk to Saddle Her Flavor of Faith Bravo! Hooked on Histories Fostering Love In the Spotlight
The Visiting Teacher: Participate Fully in Receiving the Blessings of the Priesthood
Random Sampler Helping Prevent Eating Disorders A Chapter a Day Teaching Teens At Home in a New Ward
News of the Church
[illustration, photo] On the cover: Front: My Father’s House, by Al Rounds, watercolor, 23″ x 36″, 1993. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Blake Roney. Back: Photo by Scott Van Kampen.
Inside front cover: Mount Sinai (1839), by David Roberts, lithograph, Holyviews, Ltd., Jerusalem. In the shadow of Mount Sinai, the encampment of Israel received the Ten Commandments from God through Moses. “And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.” (Ex. 24:12 .)