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THE ENSIGN OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS • JULY 2009 Pioneers in Ghana, p. 40 Scripture Stories as Patterns for Our Lives, p. 14 Modesty: A Timeless Principle for All, p. 28 Way Beyond the Help-Wanted Ads, p. 58 Young Women in Ghana: Nova, Vera, Georgina, Karen, and Rebecca, by Richard Hull “We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love Him. We strive to live the Young Women values, which are: faith, divine nature, individual worth, knowledge, choice and accountability, good works, integrity, and virtue” (Young Women Theme). JULY 2009 Contents VOLUME 39 • NUMBER 7 Looking for work or for a better job? Here’s an often-overlooked resource available to everyone. 58 4 14 ON THE COVER Front: Esther Adu Asante, MESSAGES FEATURE ARTICLES by Richard Hull. Back: Felicia Opare: Woman of Faith FIRST PRESIDENCY Am I of Worth? and Sacri ce, by Emmalee Glauser; EMILY THEVENIN MESSAGE 8 map by Mountain High Maps What de nes our self-worth? © 1993 Digital Wisdom, Inc. Sugar Beets and the Worth of a Soul 4 PRESIDENT THOMAS S. Fortifying Our Family MARSHA JOHNSON MONSON 1 2 May we reach out to rescue As our family studied the family proclamation, we became those who need our help and spiritually stronger and more uni ed. our love. Scripture Stories as Patterns for Our Lives ELDER JAY E. JENSEN VISITING TEACHING 1 4 MESSAGE Ancient advice for modern times. Qualify for and Partake of A Scripture That Changed My Life 6 8 Five members’ powerful experiences with the Temple Worship 2 0 word of God. DON’T BE A DUMMY STANDARDSARE YOUR SHRINKING? IF IT’S TOO TIGHT, TOO SHORT, OR TOO REVEALING, A MANNEQUIN WEARS WHATEVER THE WORLD IS SELLING. YOUR STANDARDS ARE HIGHER THANDON’T THAT. STRETCHIT DOESN’T YOUR FITSTANDARDS CHURCH STANDARDS. TO FIT THE WORLD’S. (SEE FOR THE STRENGTH OF YOUTH, 14–16.) 28 52 Standards: One Size Fits All DEBBIE TWIGGER 2 5 In one stake in England, adults recognize that the standards in For the Strength of Youth apply to them as well. A Longing for Peace Modesty: A Timeless Principle for All 52 NAME WITHHELD SILVIA H. ALLRED 2 8 A woman who suffered abuse as a child shares her path Why modesty matters. to healing. Daddy, Do Not Leave Me Here Way Beyond the Help-Wanted Ads BRENT A. BARLOW JENNIFER WILLIAMS 3 4 5 8 A pioneer father had been forced to leave the grave of his Looking for work or for a better job? Here’s an rstborn son 12 years earlier in Nauvoo. How would he be often-overlooked resource available to everyone. able to nd it? DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL? Walking in Their Footsteps In the October 2008 General Conference, Elder Robert D. Hales of the SERENA KUGATH 3 7 Why 111 days became important to our family. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught about responding to criticism with “Christian courage.” Have you had an experience with demonstrat- ing Christian courage? What did you learn about the power of that kind Pioneers in Ghana of response? Please label your submission “Responding with Christian Five artists depict the spirit of the Saints in Ghana. 4 0 Courage” and submit it by July 31, 2009. We also welcome other submissions that show the gospel of Jesus Getting Beyond “Getting Through It” Christ at work in your life. You can nd this and other calls for articles MELISSA MERRILL 4 4 online at http://ensign.lds.org . I was so eager to return to everything familiar that I almost Ensign Magazine Writers’ Guidelines are posted on the same page missed out on everything new. under “Resources.” Send submissions to [email protected] or Ensign Editorial, 50 The Joseph Smith Papers: The Manuscript E. North Temple Street, Room 2420, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3220, Revelation Books USA. Include your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, 4 6 ELDER MARLIN K. JENSEN ward (or branch), and stake (or district). Because of the volume of This volume reproduces the earliest manuscripts of the submissions we receive, we cannot acknowledge receipt. Authors whose Prophet Joseph Smith’s revelations and translations. work is selected for publication will be noti ed. If you would like your manuscript, photos, art, or other material returned, please include a self- addressed, stamped envelope. THE ENSIGN CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT http://ensign.lds.org 2 JULY 2009 VOLUME 39 • NUMBER 7 AN OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS The First Presidency: Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, David A. Bednar, Quentin L. Cook, D. Todd Christofferson, Neil L. Andersen Editor: Spencer J. Condie Advisers: Gary J. Coleman, Kenneth Johnson, Yoshihiko Kikuchi, W. Douglas Shumway Managing Director: David L. Frischknecht Editorial Director: Victor D. Cave Graphics Director: Allan R. Loyborg Managing Editor: Don L. Searle Assistant Managing Editor: LaRene Porter Gaunt Senior Editors: Matthew D. Flitton, Larry Hiller, Michael R. Morris, Judith M. 20 69 Paller, Joshua J. Perkey Assistant Editor: Melissa Merrill Editorial Staff: Susan Barrett, Ryan Carr, Jenifer L. Greenwood, R. Val Johnson, USING THIS ISSUE DEPARTMENTS GOSPEL TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE Adam C. Olson, Laurel Teuscher Access the power of the Editorial Intern: Heather L. Stock Activation, 4 Love, 8, 69 Senior Secretary: Annie L. Jones word. The scriptures have LESSONS FROM THE Adversity, 8, 10, 66 Media, 66 Managing Art Director: meaning and power in our BOOK OF MORMON Atonement, 52 Missionary Work, M. M. Kawasaki lives today. (See pp. 14–24.) Callings, 4 70 Art Director: J. Scott Knudsen Can you think of a time when a “If Thou Endure Charity, 69 Modesty, 25, 28 Senior Designers: C. Kimball Bott, Children, 66 Obedience, 20, Colleen Hinckley It Well” Design and Production Staff: scripture has spoken power- 1 0 Church History, 37, 28, 73 Cali R. Arroyo, Collette Nebeker Aune, fully to you? What patterns did ELDER FRANCISCO J. VIÑAS 40, 44, 46 Parenthood, 66 Finding joy through—and Thomas S. Child, Eric P. Johnsen, you follow then—and how can Conversion, 20 Peace, 20 Scott M. Mooy, Jane Ann Peters, despite—our suffering. those practices help you access Diligence, 10 Perseverance, 44 Scott Van Kampen Divine Nature, 4, 8 Pioneers, 37, the power of the scriptures to Printing Director: Craig K. Sedgwick RANDOM Education, 66 40, 44 Distribution Director: Randy J. Benson nd direction now? Endurance, 10 Prayer, 10, 20, 37 SAMPLER © 2009 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. 6 6 Faith, 10, 12, 20, Prophets, 71 Live gospel standards. 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