Volume 31 Number 11
Ensign, Nov. 2001
[photo] On the covers: Outside cover: Photo by John Luke.
[illustration] Inside front: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, by Max Gestal, based on the original by Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900). Jerusalem of an earlier era, as seen across the Kidron Valley from the Mount of Olives, peacefully awaits weary travelers.
[illustration] Inside back: The Baptism of Christ, by Robert T. Barrett, oil on canvas, 22" x 28", 1998.
[photos] Photos of conference were taken by Craig Dimond, Welden Andersen, John Luke, Jed Clark, Matt Reier, Kelly Larsen, Tamra Ratieta, Ellie Carter, Mark Hedengren, Robert Casey.
Report of the 171st Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Living in the Fulness of Times
President Gordon B. Hinckley
Sharing the Gospel
Elder Dallin H. Oaks
Building a Bridge of Faith
Elder Charles Didier
It Is Not Good for Man or Woman to Be Alone
Sheri L. Dew
Prayer
Elder Henry B. Eyring
The Atonement: Our Greatest Hope
President James E. Faust
The Sustaining of Church Officers
President James E. Faust
Faith of Our Prophets
Elder David B. Haight
One Step after Another
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
"Help Thou Mine Unbelief"
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
Our Father's Plan
Elder Christoffel Golden Jr.
Writing Gospel Principles in Our Hearts
Elder Walter F. González
"Like a Watered Garden"
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Doctrine of Inclusion
Elder M. Russell Ballard
Fulfilling Our Duty to God
Elder Robert D. Hales
Our Duty to God
Elder Cecil O. Samuelson Jr.
Gratitude
Elder Steven E. Snow
Create or Continue Priesthood Links
Elder Keith K. Hilbig
"Some Great Thing"
President James E. Faust
Duty Calls
President Thomas S. Monson
Reaching Down to Lift Another
President Gordon B. Hinckley
Now Is the Time
President Thomas S. Monson
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
President Boyd K. Packer
Standing Tall
Bishop H. David Burton
"Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More"
Sharon G. Larsen
"Set in Order Thy House"
Elder Russell M. Nelson
The Times in Which We Live
President Gordon B. Hinckley
The Returned Missionary
Elder L. Tom Perry
The Seventh Commandment: A Shield
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
"The First and Great Commandment"
Elder Robert F. Orton
Our Actions Determine Our Character
Elder Wayne S. Peterson
Beware of Murmuring
Elder H. Ross Workman
The Power of a Strong Testimony
Elder Richard G. Scott
"Till We Meet Again"
President Gordon B. Hinckley
General Relief Society Meeting
Steadfast and Immovable
Mary Ellen W. Smoot
Stand Firm
Virginia U. Jensen
Are We Not All Mothers?
Sheri L. Dew
"Be Thou an Example"
President Thomas S. Monson
General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Index for October 2001 General Conference and General Relief Society Meeting
Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment Meetings
Recordings of conference sessions are available at distribution centers, generally within two months following conference. Available formats include audio and video cassette, compact disc, and digital video disc. Recordings for individuals who are deaf (videocassettes with a signing inset) and for those with visual impairment (slow-speed audiocassette tapes) are available from Special Curriculum, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3200.
To access general conference talks on the Internet, visit www.lds.org.
There are no designated visiting teaching messages printed in the May and November general conference issues of the Ensign. After prayerfully considering the needs of the sisters they visit, visiting teachers are to choose as the message for those months a general conference address that would meet the needs of the sisters.
Saturday Evening, 29 September 2001
Music by a combined Relief Society choir from stakes in Sandy and Brighton, Utah, directed by Rebecca Wilberg, with organist Linda Margetts: "Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah" (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 83); "From Homes of Saints Glad Songs Arise," (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 297); "Be Still, My Soul" (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 124); "Lord, I Would Follow Thee" (Hymns, no. 220).
Saturday Morning, 6 October 2001, General Session
Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, with organists Clay Christiansen and John Longhurst: "Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice" (Hymns, no. 21); "The Lord Is My Light" (arranged by Kasen, published by Jackman; Hymns, no. 89); "Baptism" (Children's Songbook, 100); "Now Let Us Rejoice" (Hymns, no. 3); "I Saw a Mighty Angel Fly" (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 15); "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet" (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 19).
Saturday Afternoon, 6 October 2001, General Session
Music by a combined choir from Pleasant Grove and Lindon, Utah, directed by Steven Kapp Perry, with organist Linda Margetts: "Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth" (Hymns, no. 298); "I Am a Child of God" (unpublished; Hymns, no. 301); "Come, Ye Children of the Lord" (Hymns, no. 58); "Testimony" (arranged by Dalton, published by Plum; Hymns, no. 137).
Saturday Evening, 6 October 2001, Priesthood Session
Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with selected Melchizedek Priesthood holders, directed by Craig Jessop and Barlow Bradford, with organist Richard Elliott: "Come, Rejoice" (arranged by Bradford, unpublished; Hymns, no. 9); There Is a Green Hill Far Away" (arranged by Bradford, unpublished; Hymns, no. 194); "Come, O Thou King of Kings" (Hymns, no. 59); "Lord, I Would Follow Thee" (arranged by Dayley, published by Jackman; Hymns, no. 220).
Sunday Morning, 7 October 2001, General Session
Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Craig Jessop, with organist Clay Christiansen: "The Morning Breaks" (Hymns, no. 51); "Cast Thy Burden upon the Lord" (Hymns, no. 110); "If You Could Hie to Kolob" (arranged by Plain, published by ITM Music; Hymns, no. 284); "Redeemer of Israel" (Hymns, no. 6); "Did You Think to Pray?" (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 140); "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 72).
Sunday Afternoon, 7 October 2001, General Session
Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Craig Jessop and Barlow Bradford, with organists Linda Margetts and Bonnie Goodliffe: "High on the Mountain Top" (Hymns, no. 5); "Nearer, My God, to Thee" (arranged by Bradford, published by Deseret Book; Hymns, no. 100); "Let Us All Press On" (Hymns, no. 243); "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" (arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; Hymns, no. 152).