March 2013 Ensign - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

MESSAGES
FIRST PRESIDENCY MESSAGE
4 Peace, Be Still
President Thomas S. Monson
VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE
7 Activation
ON THE COVER
Front: Photo illustration
by Cody Bell.
Back: Photo illustration
by Craig Dimond.
Inside front cover:
Photograph of Heceta
Head Lighthouse
in Oregon, USA, by
Royce Bair © Getty
Images.
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THE ENSIGN OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS • MARCH 2013
How to
Raise Resilient
Children, p. 12
When Is the Right Time
to Marry? p. 34
Serving One
Another, pp. 46, 48
The Peace of
Self-Reliance, p. 64
Contents March 2013
Volume 43 • Number 3
FEATURES
12 Raising Resilient Children
Lyle J. Burrup
Children need resilience to overcome problems. Here
are some ways parents can help children develop this
important characteristic.
18 The Enabling Power of the Atonement
Carolyn J. Rasmus
The Savior stands ready to strengthen us if we come
unto Him.
22 The Temple Stairs
Tracy Hickman
I still think about what those stairs have taught me.
26 Creating Christ-Centered Easter Traditions
Diane L. Mangum
The Atonement is at the core of Easter; righteous traditions
will help us focus on this gift from the Savior.
30 Make Known His Wonderful Works: Selections
from the Ninth International Art Competition
All good gifts come from God. We are to develop our
gifts and not bury them.
34 The Right Time to Marry
Alissa Strong
When it’s the right person
and the right place, it’s the
right time.
38 You Are Free
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Our choice in this life is to
which authority we will
yield our obedience: God’s
or Satan’s.
42 My Lifeline Was Prayer
Phyllis Bishop
When the dust had settled, I was found underneath
the bus—my face showing through a broken window.
45 Poem: The Incubator
Jenielle Bailey
Our Heavenly Father cares for us, His children.
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