Volume 33 Number 11
Ensign, Nov. 2003
[photo] On the cover: Photography by Matthew Reier.
[illustration] The Journey Begins, by Glen S. Hopkinson. More than 12,000 people joined the Church in the British Isles from 1837 to 1847. Nearly 5,000 of them sailed from Liverpool, England, to America, beginning in 1840. They eventually made their way to Nauvoo, Illinois, in at least 36 companies.
[illustration] St. George Temple, by Roland Lee. Dedicated on 6 April 1877, the St. George Utah Temple became the first temple completed after the temple in Nauvoo. President Brigham Young called Elder Wilford Woodruff of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to serve as temple president. The first endowments for the dead were performed here.
[photos] Conference photography: Scenes of general conference in Salt Lake City were taken by Craig Dimond, Welden C. Andersen, John Luke, Matthew Reier, Kelly Larsen, Christina Smith, Allexis Duce, Mark Hedengren, Natalie Simpson, and Jed Wells; in Guatemala by Virna Rodríguez; in Hawaii by Lawrence Kawasaki; in Japan by Takuji Okada and Osamu Sekiguchi; in Poland by Lawrence G. Lewis; and in South Africa by Michael Lerios.
Conference Summary for the 173rd Semiannual General Conference
The State of the Church
President Gordon B. Hinckley
A Sure Foundation
Elder Sheldon F. Child
The Atonement, Repentance, and Dirty Linen
Elder Lynn A. Mickelsen
Seeing the Promises Afar Off
Anne C. Pingree
Let Our Voices Be Heard
Elder M. Russell Ballard
Lord, I Believe; Help Thou Mine Unbelief
President James E. Faust
The Sustaining of Church Officers
President James E. Faust
"The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected"
President Boyd K. Packer
Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ
Elder Robert D. Hales
The Clarion Call of Prophets
Elder Shirley D. Christensen
The Lord Thy God Will Hold Thy Hand
Elder W. Craig Zwick
Repentance and Change
Elder Dallin H. Oaks
Realize Your Full Potential
Elder Richard G. Scott
Personal Priesthood Responsibility
Elder Russell M. Nelson
Young Men-Holders of Keys
Elder Monte J. Brough
Priesthood, Keys, and the Power to Bless
Elder Merrill J. Bateman
The Phenomenon That Is You
President James E. Faust
Bring Him Home
President Thomas S. Monson
The Shepherds of Israel
President Gordon B. Hinckley
The Bridge Builder
President Thomas S. Monson
The Grandeur of God
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
The Message of the Restoration
Elder Charles Didier
He Knows Us; He Loves Us
Sydney S. Reynolds
Three Choices
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
An Ensign to the Nations, a Light to the World
President Gordon B. Hinckley
We Believe All That God Has Revealed
Elder L. Tom Perry
An Enduring Testimony of the Mission of the Prophet Joseph
Elder Henry B. Eyring
"Come, Follow Me"
Elder William W. Parmley
Are You a Saint?
Elder Quentin L. Cook
The Empowerment of Humility
Bishop Richard C. Edgley
How Choice a Seer!
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
Let Us Live the Gospel More Fully
President Gordon B. Hinckley
General Relief Society Meeting
Choosing Charity: That Good Part
Bonnie D. Parkin
Testimonies: "Choose That Good Part"
In Covenant with Him
Kathleen H. Hughes
Choose Ye Therefore Christ the Lord
Anne C. Pingree
To the Women of the Church
President Gordon B. Hinckley
General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
General Auxiliary Presidencies