Ensign
November 2002

Volume 32 Number 11

Ensign, Nov. 2002
[illustration] Inside front cover: If Ye Are Prepared, Ye Shall Not Fear, by Clark Kelley Price

[illustration] Inside back cover: Liberty Jail, 1838, by Garth Oborn. During the winter of 1838-39, the Prophet Joseph Smith, his brother Hyrum, and four other brethren were unjustly imprisoned in the Liberty Jail in Liberty, Missouri. This place of extreme adversity and suffering became a holy place where God talked to a living prophet and gave significant teachings for all mankind. (See D&C 121-23.)

Contents

Conference Summary for the 172nd Semiannual General Conference

Saturday Morning Session

"O That I Were an Angel, and Could Have the Wish of Mine Heart"
President President Gordon B. Hinckley

Called of God
Elder L. Tom Perry

The Global Church Blessed by the Voice of the Prophets
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

A Voice of Gladness for Our Children
Coleen K. Menlove

Encircled in the Arms of His Love
Elder Neal A. Maxwell

What's in It for Me?
President James E. Faust

Saturday Afternoon Session

The Sustaining of Church Officers
President Thomas S. Monson

Were There Not Ten Cleansed?
Elder David B. Haight

Tithing: A Test of Faith with Eternal Blessings
Elder Robert D. Hales

But If Not
Elder Lance B. Wickman

Sacrifice Brings Forth the Blessings of Heaven
Elder Robert K. Dellenbach

Called to Serve
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

"Blessed Are the Peacemakers"
Elder Russell M. Nelson

Priesthood Session

The Stake Patriarch
President Boyd K. Packer

The Greatest Generation of Missionaries
Elder M. Russell Ballard

I Believe I Can, I Knew I Could
President James E. Faust

Peace, Be Still
President Thomas S. Monson

To Men of the Priesthood
President Gordon B. Hinckley

Sunday Morning Session

Models to Follow
President Thomas S. Monson

I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go
Elder Dallin H. Oaks

That They May Be One in Us
Elder D. Todd Christofferson

A Woman of Faith
Margaret D. Nadauld

Rise to Your Call
Elder Henry B. Eyring

The Marvelous Foundation of Our Faith
President Gordon B. Hinckley

Sunday Afternoon Session

Shall He Find Faith on the Earth?
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

To Be Free of Heavy Burdens
Elder Richard G. Scott

Yielding to the Enticings of the Holy Spirit
Elder Kenneth Johnson

Fun and Happiness
Elder Claudio R. M. Costa

Come to Zion! Come to Zion!
Bishop Keith B. McMullin

Dad, Are You Awake?
Elder F. Melvin Hammond

Each a Better Person
President Gordon B. Hinckley

General Relief Society Meeting

Video: Here Am I; Send Me

With Holiness of Heart
Bonnie D. Parkin

Blessing Our Families through Our Covenants
Kathleen H. Hughes

Charity: One Family, One Home at a Time
Anne C. Pingree

You Are All Heaven Sent
President James E. Faust

General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Teachings for Our Time, 2003

Instructional Resources

General Auxiliary Presidencies

News of the Church

Conference Summary for the 172nd Semiannual General Conference

Saturday Morning, 5 October 2002, General Session

Presiding: President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Conducting: President Thomas S. Monson.
Invocation: Elder Ben B. Banks.
Benediction: Elder Richard D. Allred.
Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; Clay Christiansen, organist: "Press Forward, Saints," Hymns, no. 81; "Secret Prayer," Hymns, no. 144, arranged by Kasen, published by Jackman; "I'm Trying to Be like Jesus," Children's Songbook, 78-79; "Come, O Thou King of Kings," Hymns, no. 59; "There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today," Hymns, no. 227, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; "I Believe in Christ," Hymns, no. 134, arranged by Wilberg, published by Jackman.

Saturday Afternoon, 5 October 2002, General Session

Presiding: President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Conducting: President James E. Faust.
Invocation: Elder Charles Didier.
Benediction: Elder Athos M. Amorim.
Music by a family choir from stakes in Hunter (Salt Lake City), Utah; Jared L. Dunn, director; Linda Margetts, organist: "Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion," Hymns, no. 48; "Come Along, Come Along," Hymns, no. 244, arranged by Dalton, published by Plum; "Rejoice, the Lord Is King!" Hymns, no. 66; "Oh, What Songs of the Heart," Hymns, no. 286, arranged by Wilberg, published by Deseret Book.

Saturday Evening, 5 October 2002, Priesthood Session

Presiding and conducting: President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Invocation: Elder Lynn G. Robbins.
Benediction: Elder Donald L. Hallstrom.
Music by an Aaronic Priesthood choir from stakes in Provo, Utah; Andrew Crane, director; John Longhurst, organist: "Come, All Ye Sons of God," Hymns, no. 322; "O Thou Rock of Our Salvation," Hymns, no. 258, arranged by Kasen, published by Jackman; "Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah," Hymns, no. 83; "We'll Bring the World His Truth," Children's Songbook, 172-73, arranged by Murphy, unpublished.

Sunday Morning, 6 October 2002, General Session

Presiding and conducting: President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Invocation: Elder Earl M. Monson.
Benediction: Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen.
Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop, director; Richard Elliott, organist: "Redeemer of Israel," Hymns, no. 6; "As the Dew from Heaven Distilling," Hymns, no. 149; "Beautiful Zion, Built Above," Hymns, no. 44; "Now Let Us Rejoice," Hymns, no. 3; "How Firm a Foundation," Hymns, no. 85; "Come, Come, Ye Saints," Hymns, no. 30, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished.

Sunday Afternoon, 6 October 2002, General Session

Presiding: President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Conducting: President Thomas S. Monson.
Invocation: Elder Harold G. Hillam.
Benediction: Elder Jerald L. Taylor.
Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Barlow Bradford, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, organists: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty," Hymns, no. 72, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief," Hymns, no. 29, arranged by Bradford, published by Nature Sings (vocal: John Prather; flute: Jeanine Goeckeritz; harp: Tamara Oswald); "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet," Hymns, no. 19; "We Ever Pray for Thee," Hymns, no. 23, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished.

Saturday Evening, 28 September 2002, General Relief Society Meeting

Presiding: President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Conducting: Bonnie D. Parkin.
Invocation: Shirley F. Sainz.
Benediction: Allison Barlow.
Music by a Relief Society choir from stakes in Salt Lake City and Rose Park, Utah; Manu Harris, director; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: "Press Forward, Saints," Hymns, no. 81, arranged by Watkins, unpublished; "May I Serve Thee," by Robinson, published by TSR Music; "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go," Hymns, no. 270, arranged by Dalton, published by Plum; "The Spirit of God," Hymns, no. 2.

Conference Cassettes, CDs, DVDs Available

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, UT 84150-3200.

Conference Talks on Internet

To access general conference talks on the Internet, visit www.lds.org.

Home and Visiting Teaching Messages

For home and visiting teaching messages, please select an address that best meets the needs of those you visit.

Conference Photography

Scenes of general conference throughout this issue were taken by Craig Dimond, Jed A. Clark, Welden C. Andersen, John Luke, Robert Casey, Mark Hedengren, Kelly Larsen, Tamra H. Ratieta, Matthew Reier, and Christina Smith.



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