“Contents,” Ensign, Nov. 1983, 3
Report of the 153rd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Saturday Morning Session
The Sustaining of Church Officers
Except Ye Are OnePresident Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ: Our Savior and RedeemerPresident Ezra Taft Benson
The Keystone of Our ReligionElder James E. Faust
“Our Father Which Art in Heaven”Elder L. Tom Perry
Parent-Child InterviewsElder Carlos E. Asay
The Mystery of LifeElder Boyd K. Packer
Saturday Afternoon Session
LabelsElder Thomas S. Monson
Agency and LoveElder Marion D. Hanks
Friend or FoeElder Charles Didier
“Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother”Elder Paul H. Dunn
The House of the LordElder Adney Y. Komatsu
The Angel Moroni Came!Elder Mark E. Petersen
Priesthood Session
Our Responsibility to Take the Gospel to the Ends of the EarthElder Jack H. Goaslind, Jr.
The Blessings of Missionary ServiceJames M. Dunn
“Called As If He Heard a Voice from Heaven”Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone
Become a Star ThrowerElder David B. Haight
What Manner of Men Ought We to Be?President Ezra Taft Benson
Be Not DeceivedPresident Gordon B. Hinckley
Sunday Morning Session
God Grant Us FaithPresident Gordon B. Hinckley
Joseph, the SeerElder Neal A. Maxwell
Be a PeacemakerElder Franklin D. Richards
Removing the Poison of an Unforgiving SpiritBishop H. Burke Peterson
“The Word Is Commitment”Elder Marvin J. Ashton
Sunday Afternoon Session
Parents’ Concern for ChildrenElder Howard W. Hunter
Your Sorrow Shall Be Turned to JoyElder Robert D. Hales
How Do You Know?Elder William R. Bradford
The Power to Make a DifferenceElder Richard G. Scott
What Think Ye of the Book of Mormon?Elder Bruce R. McConkie
Let Us Go Forward!President Gordon B. Hinckley
General Women’s Meeting
Live Up to Your InheritancePresident Gordon B. Hinckley
A Season for StrengthBarbara B. Smith
Prepare to Teach His ChildrenDwan J. Young
Agency and AccountabilityElaine Cannon
General Conference Music
News of the Church
On the cover: The Jordan River Temple, by Al Rounds, watercolor, 34″ by 42″, 1983. Located at the Jordan River Temple.
Inside front cover: Manti Temple at Dusk, by Nancy Lund, oil, 12″ by 16″, 1983.
Inside back cover: Painting by VaLoy Eaton. This preliminary study by VaLoy Eaton depicts a scene in the Provo, Utah, Temple Hill Cemetery. The cemetery—which was later moved—rested where the Maeser Building now stands on the Brigham Young University Campus.
Photography in this issue features scenes of conference as well as pictures of Latter-day Saint temples. All conference photography is by Public Communications Photo Services: Eldon K. Linschoten, chief photographer; Jed A. Clark; Michael McConkie; and Marty Mayo.