On the cover: Modibo Diarra was the first person baptized a member of the Church in his native land of Mali in west Africa. See “After My Trial Came Blessings,” page 8. Photograph by Craig Dimond.
Back cover: The 35,000 people of Ouelessebougou, Mali, are striving to improve their living conditions, with the help of Modibo Diarra (front cover,) the first person to be baptized a member of the Church in his native land. See “After My Trial Came Blessings,” page 8. (Mali photography courtesy of the Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance.)
Inside back cover: The Sower and The Harvester, by Greg K. Olsen