On the cover: Cover photography by Janet Thomas and Bryant Livingston. Front cover: Christian Tarjei Gylseth, 16, Oslo Third Ward, Oslo Norway Stake. Back cover: Norwegian priests and Laurels at youth conference. The scriptures teach us to bear “one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2). On top of a mountain in Norway, these teens learned that when they face challenges, it’s important to have friends to help. See “Sharing the Load,” page 10.
Inside back cover: The End of Parley Street, by Glen S. Hopkinson. As mob violence forced the Saints to leave their homes in Nauvoo, they faced the first of many obstacles—the winter crossing of the Mississippi River.