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THE ENSIGN OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS • MAY 2016 General Conference Addresses Four New Temples Announced New Seventies and Primary General Presidency Called © MICHAEL MALM, COURTESY OF ILLUME GALLERY OF FINE ART, MAY NOT BE COPIED MAY OF FINE ART, © MICHAEL MALM, COURTESY OF ILLUME GALLERY And He Opened His Mouth and Taught Them, by Michael Malm Seeing the multitudes, Jesus went up onto a mountain with His disciples. “And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:2–3). This is the first of nine verses known as the Beatitudes. This event became known as the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew chapters 5–7. Contents May 2016 Volume 46 • Number 5 General Women’s Session 56 The Sacred Place of Restoration Sunday Afternoon Session 6 He Asks Us to Be His Hands Elder Jairo Mazzagardi 105 The Holy Ghost Cheryl A. Esplin 59 Always Retain a Remission of Elder Robert D. Hales 10 What Shall We Do? Your Sins 108 Always Remember Him Neill F. Marriott Elder David A. Bednar Elder Gerrit W. Gong 13 “I Was a Stranger” 63 Family Councils 111 Refuge from the Storm Linda K. Burton Elder M. Russell Ballard Elder Patrick Kearon 16 Trust in That Spirit Which Leadeth General Priesthood Session 114 Opposition in All Things to Do Good Elder Dallin H. Oaks President Henry B. Eyring 66 The Price of Priesthood Power President Russell M. Nelson 118 The Power of Godliness Elder Kent F. Richards Saturday Morning Session 70 The Greatest Leaders Are the Greatest Followers 121 And There Shall Be No More Death 19 Where Two or Three Are Gathered Elder Paul V. Johnson President Henry B. Eyring Stephen W. Owen 124 Tomorrow the Lord Will Do 23 A Child’s Guiding Gift 77 In Praise of Those Who Save President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Wonders among You Mary R. Durham Elder Jeffrey R. Holland 26 I Am a Child of God 81 Eternal Families President Henry B. Eyring Elder Donald L. Hallstrom 72 General Authorities and General 29 Where Are the Keys and Authority 85 A Sacred Trust Officers of The Church of Jesus of the Priesthood? President Thomas S. Monson Christ of Latter-day Saints Elder Gary E. Stevenson 128 They Spoke to Us: Making Sunday Morning Session 33 The Healing Ointment of Conference Part of Our Lives 86 Choices Forgiveness 130 Conference Story Index President Thomas S. Monson Elder Kevin R. Duncan 131 News of the Church 36 Be Thou Humble 87 Do I Believe? Elder Steven E. Snow Bonnie L. Oscarson 39 “That I Might Draw All Men 90 A Pattern for Peace unto Me” Bishop W. Christopher Waddell Elder Dale G. Renlund 93 Fathers Elder D. Todd Christofferson Saturday Afternoon Session 97 See Yourself in the Temple 43 The Sustaining of Church Officers Elder Quentin L. Cook President Dieter F. Uchtdorf 101 He Will Place You on His Shoulders 45 Church Auditing Department and Carry You Home Report, 2015 President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Kevin R. Jergensen 45 Statistical Report, 2015 Brook P. Hales Find Answers to 46 Standing with the Leaders of the Your Questions Church Studying this issue with Elder Ronald A. Rasband questions in mind will 49 “Whoso Receiveth Them, help you receive per- sonal inspiration. Scan Receiveth Me” this QR code or visit Elder Neil L. Andersen lds.org/go/answers516 53 To the Rescue: We Can Do It to see some important Elder Mervyn B. Arnold questions answered by speakers this conference. MAY 2016 1 The 186th Annual General Conference Saturday Evening, March 26, 2016, Saturday Evening, April 2, 2016, Conference Talks Available General Women’s Session General Priesthood Session To access general conference talks on the Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Internet in many languages, visit conference. Conducting: Rosemary M. Wixom. Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. lds.org and select a language. Talks are also Invocation: Morgan Munford. Invocation: Elder Stanley G. Ellis. available on the Gospel Library mobile app. Benediction: Sokhanny Parco. Benediction: Elder Craig A. Cardon. Generally within six weeks following general Music by a combined Primary, Young Music by a priesthood choir from the Logan conference, English video and audio record- Women, and Relief Society choir from stakes Utah Institute of Religion; Allen M. Matthews ings are available at distribution centers. in Salt Lake City, Utah; Lillian Severinsen, and Eric Stauffer, directors; Clay Christiansen, Information on general conference in acces- director; Linda Margetts, organist; Kerstin organist: “In Hymns of Praise,” Hymns, no. sible formats for members with disabilities is Tenney, violinist; Elizabeth Marsh, cellist: 75, arr. Christiansen; “I Stand All Amazed,” available at disability.lds.org. “Have I Done Any Good?” Hymns, no. 223; Hymns, no. 193, arr. Zabriskie, pub. by medley, arr. Mohlman, unpublished: “I Am LDS Music Source; “Come, O Thou King of Home and Visiting Teaching Messages a Child of God,” Hymns, no. 301, and “Love Kings,” Hymns, no. 59; “Redeemer of Israel,” For home and visiting teaching messages, One Another,” Hymns, no. 308; “Sweet Is the Hymns, no. 6, arr. Wilberg, pub. by Hinshaw. please select an address that best meets the Work,” Hymns, no. 147; “Come, Follow Me,” needs of those you visit. Hymns, no. 116, arr. Mohlman, unpublished; Sunday Morning, April 3, 2016, General Session On the Cover “More Holiness Give Me,” Hymns, no. 131, Front: Photograph by Cody Bell. arr. Goates, unpublished. Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Back: Photograph by Ale Borges. Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring. Saturday Morning, April 2, 2016, Invocation: Elder Anthony D. Perkins. Conference Photography General Session Benediction: Carol F. McConkie. Photographs in Salt Lake City were taken by Welden C. Andersen, Cody Bell, Janae Bingham, Ale Borges, Randy Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Collier, Mark Davis, Craig Dimond, Nate Edwards, Ashlee Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Wilberg, director; Andrew Unsworth and Larsen, Leslie Nilsson, Matt Reier, and Christina Smith; of Invocation: Linda K. Burton. Clay Christiansen, organists: “Let Zion in Her Yvette Bugingo, courtesy of Yvette Bugingo; of Joseph Benediction: Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela. Beauty Rise,” Hymns, no. 41; “The Morning Ssengooba and Joshua Walusimbi, courtesy of Joseph Ssengooba; of Joseph Ssengooba and Leif Erickson, Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Breaks,” Hymns, no. 1, arr. Wilberg, unpub- courtesy of Leif Erickson; of children and Church meeting Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Richard lished; “I Will Follow God’s Plan,” Children’s in the Congo, courtesy of Neil L. Andersen and the Africa Elliott and Andrew Unsworth, organists: Songbook, 164, arr. Hofheins/Christiansen, Southeast Area; of girl at window, by Kirt Harmon; of “How Wondrous and Great,” Hymns, no. unpublished; “You Can Make the Pathway Fernando Araujo with young men and Araujo family, courtesy of Fernando Araujo; of Russell M. Nelson, 267; “Come, Ye Children of the Lord,” Bright,” Hymns, no. 228, arr. Wilberg, unpub- Sister Nelson, and the Jimmy Hatfield family, courtesy of Hymns, no. 58; “I Feel My Savior’s Love,” lished; “Rejoice, the Lord Is King!” Hymns, Russell M. Nelson; of Dresden, Germany, and church in Children’s Songbook, 74, arr. Cardon, pub. no. 66; “Press Forward, Saints,” Hymns, ruins, Getty Images; of rebuilt Lutheran church, iStock; of by Jackman; “Secret Prayer,” Hymns, no. 144; no. 81, arr. Wilberg; “O Thou Rock of Our dinosaur and children, iStock. “The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare,” Hymns, Salvation,” Hymns, no. 258, arr. Wilberg, no. 109, arr. Wilberg, pub. by Oxford; “Come, unpublished. Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” Hymns (1948), no. 70, arr. Wilberg, pub. by Oxford. Sunday Afternoon, April 3, 2016, General Session Saturday Afternoon, April 2, 2016, Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. General Session Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Invocation: Elder C. Scott Grow. Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring. Benediction: Elder Shayne M. Bowen. Invocation: Elder Hugo E. Martinez. Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Benediction: Tad R. Callister. Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Linda Music by a combined choir from Brigham Margetts, organist: “Praise to the Lord, the Young University–Idaho; Eda Ashby and Almighty,” Hymns, no. 72, arr. Wilberg, Rebecca Lord, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe, pub. by Oxford; “For I Am Called by Thy organist: “Sing Praise to Him,” Hymns, no. Name,” Gates, pub. by Sonos; “Guide Us, O 70, arr. Kempton, unpublished; “Israel, Israel, Thou Great Jehovah,” Hymns, no. 83; “The God Is Calling,” Hymns, no. 7, arr. Ashby, Day Dawn Is Breaking,” Hymns, no. 52; unpublished; “Now Let Us Rejoice,” Hymns, arr. Murphy, unpublished; “Sing We Now no. 3; “I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go,” at Parting,” Hymns, no. 156, arr. Wilberg, Hymns, no. 270, arr. Kempton, unpublished. unpublished. 2 186TH ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE | MARCH 26–APRIL 3, 2016 A MAGAZINE OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS May 2016 Volume 46 • Number 5 The First Presidency: Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen, Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, Dale G. Renlund Editor: Joseph W. Sitati Assistant Editors: James B. Martino, Carol F. McConkie Advisers: Brian K. Ashton, Randall K. Bennett, Craig A. Cardon, Cheryl A. Esplin, Christoffel Golden, Douglas D. Holmes, Larry R. Lawrence, Carole M. Stephens Managing Director: Peter F. Evans Director of Operations: Vincent A. Vaughn Speaker Index Topic Index Jesus Christ, 6, 10, 16, 33, 39, Director of Church Magazines: Allan R.
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