“Contents,” Ensign, Sept. 1976, 1 Ensign September 1976 Volume 6 Number 9 Contents Special Features First Presidency Message: How Rare a Possession—the Scriptures!President Spencer W. Kimball Daddy, Donna, and NephiJeffrey R. Holland It Begins with a Family: Some Major Teachings in the First Half of the Book of MormonArthur R. Bassett They Came from Jerusalem: Some Old World Perspectives on the Book of MormonJohn W. Welch In Search of Lehi’s Trail—Part 1: The PreparationLynn M. and Hope A. Hilton Book of Mormon Chronology Chart Father Lehi: Prophet and PatriarchMarshall R. Craig Nephi, a Universal ManAllen E. Bergin Gold Plates and Printer’s InkRichard Lloyd Anderson Changes in Early Texts of the Book of MormonStan Larson Regular Features Mormon JournalA South Dakota Swede and the Book of Mormon Gerald E. JonesShe Dreamed She Was Reading Lucetta Maria Marler Atkinson“Now I Wake Early” Helen M. MillerIt Taught Me the Bible John F. HeidenreichAlma 32 Changed My Disposition—and My Life E. James BarberiThe W and I Arthur G. Pledger I Have a QuestionJeffrey R. HollandBruce D. BlumellMonte S. Nyman Church Policies and Announcements News of the Church