Ensign

September 1980

Volume 10 Number 9

Contents

• Special Features

• First Presidency Message: “Records of Great Worth”
  President Marion G. Romney

• Joseph, Model of Excellence
  Arthur R. Bassett

• The Name “Melchizedek”: Some Thoughts on Its Meaning and the Priesthood It Represents
  Gib Kocherhans

• Sacrifices and Offerings: Foreshadowings of Christ
  Richard D. Draper

• Understanding the Old Testament: Keys to Resolving Difficult Questions
  Edward J. Brandt

• Ancient Lands: A Photo Essay

• Old Testament Chronology Chart

• Biblical Egypt: Land of Refuge, Land of Bondage
  S. Kent Brown

• The Testing Ground for the Covenant People
  D. Kelly Ogden

• Mount Moriah: Some Personal Reflections
  Artel Ricks

• The Gospel and the Scientific View: How Earth Came to Be
  F. Kent Nielsen

• Song: Learn—Then Teach
  Margaret Smoot and Beverly Pond

• Regular Features

• I Have a Question
  Ellis T. Rasmussen
  Daniel H. Ludlow
  Robert J. Matthews
  Renee Vorhaus

• News of the Church