September 1973
Contents
Joy and Happiness
Marion G. Romney
Learning Together: A Preview of the Year Ahead
The Family Home Evening Manual: Starting Point for “Forever Families”
James A. Cullimore
Judge Not
Kenneth L. Higbee
The Saints in Southeast Asia
G. Carlos Smith
I Have a Question
What can I do to help a discouraged missionary?
J. Murray Rawson
Was Joseph Smith a serious candidate for the presidency of the United States?
James B. Allen
Should my wife and I adopt a child of another race?
Audrey Perkins
How should we respond when we hear things preached that we are not certain are Church doctrine?
Russell M. Nelson
Searching the Scriptures: Managing Money and Earthly Treasures
Robert J. Matthews
Ten Ways to Make Studying the Scriptures a Happy Family Activity
Dianne Dibb Forbis
Poetry
Sam Speaks
Mildred T. Hunt
The Waters of Mormon
The Title of Liberty
Moroni, My Son
To My New Born Child
Emma Lou Thayne
What Every Freshman Should Know
Boyd K. Packer
A Village Photographer’s Dream
Nelson Wadsworth
Wheat Can Be a Treat
Loraine T. Pace
Notes on a Calendar Found in an Empty House after the Death of Viola Pratt
Donald R. Marshall
Eliza R. Snow: First Lady of the Pioneers
Jaynann Morgan Payne
“Welfare Is the Church”: A Conversation with Junior Wright Child
Junior Wright Child
Agricultural and Health Services Missionaries: A New Way to Serve the Whole Man
David Mitchell
Comment
Discovery
Survey Reflects Positive Attitudes of LDS Youth
Possible Routes Suggested for Mulek’s Voyage
Books
News of the Church
Leadership throughout Church Gathers for Priesthood MIA Conference: Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthood MIAs
June Conference Report: Selected Excerpts
The First Presidency
Directors of the Melchizedek Priesthood MIA
The Presiding Bishopric
General Presidencies of Aaronic Priesthood MIA–Young Men and Young Women
Lamanite Self-Help Programs: A Status Report
Mission Leaders Challenged
Changes Made in Assignments of Regional Mission Representatives
New Stakes Created in Latin America, U.S.
BYU, Ricks Announce New Programs to Better Assist, Counsel Students
Bolivian Twins Enroll at BYU to Fulfill Promise Made by President Nixon
1973 Genealogical Time-Saver Available to Researchers
Church Hosting Service Expands to Meet Demand
Pageant Tells Church Story
LDS Family Receives National Honor
Pioneers Receive Recognition
Water Displays to Highlight Plaza
LDS Scene
After All
“LDS Family Receives National Honor,” Ensign, Sept. 1973, 94