Ensign
November 2003

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.

Contents

Conference Summary for the 173rd Semiannual General Conference

Saturday Morning Session

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

Saturday Afternoon Session

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

Priesthood Session

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

Sunday Morning Session

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

Sunday Afternoon Session

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

Teachings for Our Time, 2004

Resource Guides

General Auxiliary Presidencies

News of the Church



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