“Contents,” Ensign, Feb. 2000, 1 Ensign February 2000 Volume 30 Number 2 Contents First Presidency Message: An Attitude of Gratitude President Thomas S. Monson The Goal I Thought I’d Never Reach JoLyn Cornelsen Teach the Children President Boyd K. Packer On Being a Father From Lecturing to Loving Randy J. Gibbs “Daddy, What if I Do My Best?” Bill Schlofman Repairing the Relationship with My Son Max K. Kennedy Climbing Back Cindy Newell One Family’s Testimony of Christ Kent P. Jackson An Eye Single: Blessings of the Temple Wendy L. Watson Hyrum Smith: The Mildness of a Lamb, the Integrity of Job Ronald K. Esplin Dispelling the Darkness of Abuse Name Withheld Uniting Generations Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy Elder Earl C. Tingey The Power of One Jan U. Pinborough and Marvin K. Gardner Priesthood Perspectives I Have a Question: Why some physical infirmities persist despite faith, prayers, and priesthood power Richard R. Hart Latter-day Saint Voices “Do This Each Year?” Norma Chapin A Debt for Half a Bicycle Alfredo P. Blanc “Was That Really Us Singing?” Sandra H. Fitzgerald The Promised Blessing Suzanne H. Hill “I Cannot Do Much the Way I Am” Thomas Henry Porter Portraits The Visiting Teacher: Nurturing a Love That Lasts Random Sampler News of the Church