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March 2005 Ensign THE ENSIGN OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS • MARCH 2005 COVER STORY: Finding Peace in Colombia, p. 38 Two New Apostles, pp. 10, 16 Coming to Zion, p. 30 MAY NOT BECOPIED NOT MAY Quilting Bee, by Lynde Mott This 1830s quilting bee in Kirtland, Ohio, features two sets of sisters: on the left are Sophronia and Catherine Smith and on the right are Mary and Mercy Fielding. Emma Smith is standing behind Elizabeth Ann Whitney, in the center. They are finishing up a traditional rose of Sharon appliqué quilt pattern for Mercy, who is soon to be married. MARCH 2005 • VOLUME 35, NUMBER 3 2 FIRST PRESIDENCY MESSAGE A Testimony of Christ President James E. Faust 8 The Day the Lamb Was Sold Julie A. Masters 10 Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf: On to New Horizons Elder Jeffrey R. Holland 16 Elder David A. Bednar: Going Forward in the Strength of the Lord Elder Henry B. Eyring 22 MESSAGES FROM THE DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS A Testimony of Missionary Work Elder David J. Barnett A Testimony of Missionary 24 The Priests Quorum 22 Work 26 A Priest Up to the Challenge Michael Chipman 27 Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable Joanna Stephenson Price 30 “We Wanted to Come to Zion” Fred E. Woods 35 A Good-Enough Gift Laurie Williams Sowby 36 Father Figures outside My Family Tracy N. Tippetts 38 The Saints of Colombia: Father Figures An Example of Strength 36 outside Marvin K. Gardner My Family 46 My Shattered Dreams Nikki Sue Clark 51 Why Relief Society? Jane McBride Choate New Apostles, Elder Uchtdorf 52 Now Let Us Rejoice 10, 16 and Elder Bednar 57 VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE Rejoice in the Organization 64 MESSAGES FROM THE DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS of Relief Society Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts 58 My Stay-at-Home Education Elder Mervyn B. Arnold Katherine Padilla 68 All Your Losses Eric P. Shields 62 The Things of My Soul 72 RANDOM SAMPLER Christy Williams 74 NEWS OF THE CHURCH My Shattered 46 Dreams ON THE COVER Photography by Marvin K. 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Box 26368, Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0368. #40017431 2 FIRST PRESIDENCY MESSAGE A Testimony of Christ BY PRESIDENT JAMES E. FAUST Second Counselor in the First Presidency ach of us has to receive our own wit- “Again the next day after John stood, and ness concerning Jesus as the Christ. two of his disciples; EWe cannot get it secondhand from “And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he someone else. I believe that a testimony of saith, Behold the Lamb of God! . our Redeemer comes from a divine source, “One of the two which heard John speak, as a spiritual gift. As John the Baptist stated, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s “A man can receive nothing, except it be brother. given him from heaven.”1 Such a heaven-sent “He first findeth his own brother Simon, witness gives us a sacred inner peace and and saith unto him, We have found the strength, even though we live in a world of Messias, which is, being interpreted, the turmoil and temptation. It gives us the power Christ.”3 As one who has Y CO., MAY NOT BE COPIED NOT MAY Y CO., to become disciples of the Christ. As one who Peter frequently testified of the divinity sought such a has sought such a witness, I would like to set of the Savior. At a time when many of His dis- witness, I would like my seal upon the testimony that has come to ciples became disaffected, Jesus said to the to set my seal upon me of the reality of the Lord Jesus Christ. Twelve Apostles, “Will ye also go away? the testimony that “Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, has come to me of New Testament Testimonies to whom shall we go? thou hast the words the reality of the Anyone who claims discipleship cannot help of eternal life. Lord Jesus Christ. but have a special appreciation for the calling “And we believe and are sure that thou art of the first Apostles and their testimony of His that Christ, the Son of the living God.”4 divinity. Let me begin with Peter. No one was in Women who lived at the time of the Savior BY HEINRICH HOFMANN, COURTESY OF C. HARRISON CONRO HEINRICH HOFMANN, BY a better position to know than was the Apostle were also given a testimony concerning His Peter. His story is credible—he was there. Said divinity. Jesus arrived at the home of Martha OUNG RULER, Peter, “For we have not followed cunningly and Mary four days after their brother Lazarus devised fables, when we made known unto had died. you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus “Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou 2 CHRIST AND THE RICH Y Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” hadst been here, my brother had not died. In the book of John we read of some of “Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall DETAIL FROM DETAIL the other early Apostles: rise again. ENSIGN MARCH 2005 3 “Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. in the resurrection at the last day. “Now no man at the table knew for what intent he “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the spake this unto him.”7 life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet Then followed the sacrament: shall he live: “And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, “And whosoever liveth and believeth in and brake it, and gave to them, and said, me shall never die. Believest thou this? esus took Take, eat: this is my body. “She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe bread, and “And he took the cup, and when he had that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, Jblessed, and given thanks, he gave it to them: and they which should come into the world. brake it. And he all drank of it. “And . he cried with a loud voice, took the cup, and . “And he said unto them, This is my blood of Lazarus, come forth. said unto them, This the new testament, which is shed for many.”8 “And he that was dead came forth, bound is my blood of the After they had sung a hymn they went out hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face new testament, to the Mount of Olives, walking down through was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith which is shed for the Cedron Valley. Arriving at the first slope unto them, Loose him, and let him go. many.” on the Mount of Olives, He took Peter and “Then many of the Jews which came to the two sons of Zebedee.
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