Ensign

November 1978

Volume 8 Number 11

Contents

• Report of the 148th Semiannual Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Saturday Morning Session

• “Hold Fast to the Iron Rod”
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• The Relief Society
  Elder Boyd K. Packer

• The Gift of Love
  Elder Rex D. Pinegar

• True Religion
  Elder Howard W. Hunter

• The Worth of Souls
  President Marion G. Romney

• Saturday Afternoon Session

• Revelation on Priesthood Accepted, Church Officers Sustained
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• “Behold Your Little Ones”
  Elder Gordon B. Hinckley

• Response to the Call
  Elder James E. Faust

• Be One with the Prophet
  Elder F. Burton Howard

• The Gospel Makes People Happy
  Elder Teddy E. Brewerton

• “Never Be Weary of Good Works”
  Elder Jack H. Goaslind, Jr.

• The Cs of Spirituality
  Elder Robert E. WelIs

• “What Are the Blessings of a Mission? Can Ye Tell?”
  Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone

• Ours Is a Shared Ancestry
  Elder J. Thomas Fyans

• Worthy of All Acceptation
  President Ezra Taft Benson

• Priesthood Session

• The Joy of Serving a Mission
  Elder LeGrand Richards

• Faith, Courage, and Making Choices
  Elder Dean L. Larsen

• Let Your Light So Shine
  Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

• A Disciple of Christ
  President Marion G. Romney

• The Blessing of Church Interviews
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• Fundamental Principles to Ponder and Live
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• Sunday Morning Session

• A Basis for Faith in the Living God
  President N. Eldon Tanner

• Who Will Forfeit the Harvest?
  Elder Marvin J. Ashton

• “Look to God and Live”
  Elder Carlos E. Asay

• Profiles of Faith
  Elder Thomas S. Monson

• The Last Words of Moroni
  Elder Mark E. Petersen

• Sunday Afternoon Session

• “Thou Shalt Receive Revelation”
  Elder Bruce R. McConkie

• “Come Home, Felila”
  Elder John H. Groberg

• “He Hath Shewed Thee, O Man, What Is Good”
  Elder S. Dilworth Young

• Spiritual Development
  Elder M. Russell Ballard, Jr.

• Let There Be No Misunderstanding
  Elder Jacob de Jager

• Home Teaching—A Sacred Calling
  Elder L. Tom Perry

• An Eternal Hope in Christ
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• Welfare Session

• The Fruit of Our Welfare Services Labors
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• Good Health—A Key to Joyous Living
  Sister Barbara B. Smith

• The Remarkable Example of the Bermejillo, Mexico, Branch
  Bishop Victor L. Brown

• Successful Welfare Stewardship
  Bishop J. Richard Clarke

• Attending to Personal and Family Preparedness
  Bishop H. Burke Peterson

• The Stake President’s Role in Welfare Services
  Elder David B. Haight

• Caring for the Poor—A Covenantal Obligation
  President Marion G. Romney

• General Conference Music

• News of the Church

• Privileges and Responsibilities of Sisters
  President Spencer W. Kimball

• “Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice”
  Sister Ruth H. Funk

• If We Want to Go Up, We Have to Get On
  Sister Elaine Cannon

• Women’s Greatest Challenge
  Sister Barbara B. Smith

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On the cover: Heber C. Kimball Begins the Work at Preston, England, 44″ by 30″, [oil] by Richard Murray, Church Historical Department Collection.

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Inside front cover: Wilford Woodruff Prepares for Baptisms at Benbow Farm, 36″ by 26″, [oil] by Richard Murray, Church Historical Department Collection.

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Inside back cover: Joseph and Emma Smith, lifesize bronze sculpture by Florence Hansen, Relief Society Monument to Women, Nauvoo, Illinois.

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Photography in this issue: Photographs of Church historic sites are from the Historical Department Archives, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Caption information is provided by William W. Slaughter and W. Randall Dixon of the Church Historical Department. Photography is by Public Communications Photo Services: Eldon K. Linschoten, chief photographer; Jed A. Clark, Marilyn L. Erd, and Eric W. White.