“Contents,” Ensign, Jan. 2013, 1–3 Contents January 2013 Volume 43 • Number 1 Messages First Presidency Message 4 The Voice of the Lord President Henry B. Eyring Visiting Teaching Message 7 Missionary Work Features 10 Meaningful Teaching at Home Darren E. Schmidt Four ways we teach our children the important lessons of life. 16 Young Women and the Mission Decision These young adult women applied prophetic counsel regarding full-time missionary service. 20 What Mission Would Be Best? No matter your circumstances, there are senior missionary opportunities for you. 22 Pickles, Turnips, and Testimony: Inspiration from the Life and Teachings of Lorenzo Snow Aaron L. West 28 Helping Youth Become Powerful Learners and Teachers Michael Barber Four ways to help youth be effective learners and teachers. 32 Reverence for God Is the Beginning of Wisdom Elder Neil L. Andersen In today’s information tidal wave, how desperately we need wisdom. 40 Taught by the Spirit From the beginning, God has taught His faithful followers through the Holy Ghost. 44 Great and Marvelous Are the Revelations of God Gerrit Dirkmaat Early members of the Church were willing to heed the revelations received by Joseph Smith, even when doing so required great sacrifice. 50 Faith and Intellect Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye When my teacher challenged me to rationally explain why I believed in the gospel, I didn’t know how to respond. 54 Faith, Hope, and Relationships Elder Michael T. Ringwood How three components of faith can help your courtship and decision to marry. 58 God Will Pour Out a Blessing Name withheld I determined to pay my tithing on my small monthly disability check. The rest I would leave in God’s hands. 61 On Gratitude Sharon Nauta Steele Striving to live with an ever-grateful heart. 62 Prayer for a Patient with AIDS Connie Rachel Eisert I knew the Spirit would give this patient the comfort he needed. 64 Embracing Ethan, Accepting Autism Jeff Kornegay If Ethan passed the sacrament, how would our ward react? 68 Exercise: The Mom Prescription Jane McBride Choate Wasn’t I getting enough exercise caring for five children? Departments 8 October Conference Notebook Teaching For the Strength of Youth 13 The Value of Education We Talk of Christ 14 Whole Enough Michele Reyes 69 Family Home Evening Ideas 70 Latter-day Saint Voices 74 News of the Church 79 In Other Church Magazines Until We Meet Again 80 The Five-Minute Lesson Christopher James Smith On the Cover Front: Photograph of President Lorenzo Snow by C. R. Savage, courtesy of L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University; frame courtesy of Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. Back: Painting by John Willard Clawson © IRI. Inside front cover: Photograph by Andrey Shumilin.