“Contents,” Ensign, Jan. 1976, 1 Ensign January 1976 Volume 6 Number 1 Contents Special Features First Presidency Message: Prayer Is the KeyPresident Marion G. Romney Why the Lord Ordained PrayerElder Bruce R. McConkie The Lord’s PrayersJohn W. Welch Prayer and the Prophet JosephTruman G. Madsen Obstacles to PrayerChauncey C. Riddle Before PrayingArthur R. Bassett “Where Two or Three Are Gathered”Gerald R. Schiefer The Extra Blessings of Family PrayerAnn H. Banks Stone or Bread?Francine Bennion Prayer (song) Dennis L. Crockett The Language of Formal PrayerDon E. Norton “We Thank Thee for This Food”Don J. Black Teaching Our Children to PrayStephen R. and Sandra Covey Creative HomemakingSusan Oman The Saints in FranceLaurie J. Wilson New Testament Backgrounds: RomansEdward J. Brandt Elder Hugh B. Brown, 1883–1975: In MemoriamDr. Edwin Brown Firmage Regular Features Poetry and Other VerseI Pray Zara SabinHebrews 11: Strangers and Pilgrims Arthur H. KingA Reason Why Deborah BlosePrayer Harlan Y. HammondTo Kevin: Newly a Missionary Marden ClarkEvening Prayer Lavina Fielding Mormon JournalMy First Night Alone Melva Lee WheelwrightWhy Wasn’t Cathy More Like Me? Jane P. CoveyA Prompting to Fast Frank AydelotteBusinessman’s Prayer in an Upper Room Roy B. WebbWe Talked in Whispers Myrna BehuninI Was a Bishop before I Really Learned to Pray Richard D. AnthonyDog Lost in the Rain Nadine Bushman BartonMy Mother’s Mission Sipuao J. MatuautoI Saw My Counselors Walk In Jerry Lee Turley I Have a QuestionGlade F. HowellJohn H. CoxRobert F. ClydeRobert F. Bohn Random Sampler Keeping PaceDoes Your Ward (or Stake) Have a History?Local Genealogy Seminars News of the Church