January 1976ContentsPoetryEvening PrayerHebrews 11: Strangers and PilgrimsA Reason WhyPrayerTo Kevin: Newly a MissionaryPrayer Is the KeyWhy the Lord Ordained PrayerThe Lord’s PrayersObstacles to PrayerBefore Praying“Where Two or Three Are Gathered”The Extra Blessings of Family PrayerStone or Bread?PrayerThe Language of Formal PrayerMormon JournalWhy Wasn’t Cathy More Like Me?A Prompting to FastWe Talked in WhispersI Was a Bishop before I Really Learned to PrayDog Lost in the RainMy Mother’s MissionI Saw My Counselors Walk InTeaching Our Children to PrayI Have a QuestionShould we offer a blessing on the food when we are in restaurants?As a member of a congregation, what are my responsibilities during prayers?Why is it important that we say amen aloud at the end of prayers and talks?What can you tell me about the federal income tax?Random SamplerNo Trifling MatterBlossoms in JanuaryGrowing ClothesMother and ChildDrugs during PregnancyThe Saints in FranceNew Testament Backgrounds: RomansKeeping PaceDoes Your Ward (or Stake) Have a History?Local Genealogy SeminarsElder Hugh B. Brown, 1883–1975: In MemoriamNews of the ChurchElder ElRay L. Christiansen DiesElated Saints Greet New Temple PlansNew Idaho Falls Temple Presidency CalledSt. George Temple RededicatedFifteen New Stakes Created in Mexico CityDirector of Church Magazines DiesArea Conference Schedule SlatedPriesthood Genealogy Seminar SetJoseph Smith, Jr.