August 2012 Volume 42 • Number 8

Ensign

A magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The First Presidency: Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen

Editor: Craig A. Cardon

Advisers: Shayne M. Bowen, Bradley D. Foster, Christoffel Golden Jr., Anthony D. Perkins

Managing Director: David T. Warner

Director of Family and Member Support: Vincent A. Vaughn

Director of Church Magazines: Allan R. Loyborg

Business Manager: Garff Cannon

Managing Editor: R. Val Johnson

Assistant Managing Editor: LaRene Porter Gaunt

Publications Assistant: Faith Watson

Writing and Editing Team: Susan Barrett, Ryan Carr, David Dickson, David A. Edwards, Matthew D. Flitton, Hikari Loftus, Lia McClanahan, Melissa Merrill, Michael R. Morris, Richard M. Romney, Paul VanDenBerghe, Julia Woodbury

Editorial Intern: Jennifer G. Jones

Managing Art Director: J. Scott Knudsen

Art Director: Tadd R. Peterson

Design Team: Jeanette Andrews, Fay P. Andrus, C. Kimball Bott, Thomas Child, Kerry Lynn C. Herrin, Colleen Hinckley, Eric P. Johnsen, Scott Mooy, Brad Teare

Intellectual Property Coordinator: Collette Nebeker Aune

Production Manager: Jane Ann Peters

Production Team: Connie Bowthorpe Bridge, Julie Burdett, Bryan W. Gygi, Kathleen Howard, Denise Kirby, Ginny J. Nilson, Gayle Tate Rafferty

Prepress: Joshua Dennis

Printing Director: Craig K. Sedgwick

Distribution Director: Evan Larsen

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