The first article starts on page 4 (table contents before that). The first reverence to God is on page 5 - "Be honest with yourself, with others, and with your Heavenly Father" follow with a story about Cardinal Wolsey from Shakespeare's King Henry the 8th.
Second article on page 6 - Courage to Weather the Storm. The last paragraph there starts "I know that God heard our prayers that night and that He protected us from the worst of the storm."
Third article is single paragraph on page 6 targeting children with a Book of Mormon activity.
Fourth article is on page 7. "Watchcare and Ministering through visiting teaching." In the first paragraph - "For Relief Society sisters, visiting teaching can be charity in action, an important way to exercises our faith in the Savior."
Fifth article is on page 8. "Visiting Teachers led me to Jesus Christ."
Next article is on the Book of Mormon (which is the focus of study for the adult Sunday School class this year). While Joseph Smith is not mentioned directly, without him there is no BoM, so close enough.
The next article is "What Happily Married Couples Do." One of the points is "Be humble and cultivate Christlike attributes."
"Recognizing God's Hand in our daily blessing" on page 17.
"More than just a Sunday Church" on page 24.
"Look up" [to see how Heavenly Father sees us and not sideways to see how others are viewing our lives] on page 26.
"Worship the Lord by Singing Hymns" on page 30.
I only have a paper copy, so I might have missed it, but I haven't seen the name Joseph Smith (or Brigham Young) yet in this month's Ensign. There are several articles on the Book of Mormon, and another on George Albert Smith (the subject of Priesthood and Relief Society lessons this year) (and there it is! Page 55 in the George Albert Smith article - "I would hear him relating the story of the founding of the church by the Prophet Joseph Smith").
So there you have it. One direct reference on page 55 of an 80 page magazine is hardly "pages and pages and pages about Joseph Smith, [and] there’s usually an article about Brigham Young." Likewise "God gets his first mention on page 83" is another false statement.
Yes, every couple of years there is an Ensign that focuses on Joseph Smith. Maybe that's the one you saw. But it has been a while. June of 2011 had a priesthood theme. January 2009 had an article on Joseph Smith with a Smith cover. January 2008 had a Smith cover and article, too. Dec 05 is the last time I see an Ensign with more than one article on Joseph Smith.
Here's a link to the current Ensign if you want a look.
Attending a university in Utah for 5 years guaranteed that I'll never join that church. For 5 years I heard them talk about "converts" and "transplants" with the same venom that most people talk about felons ("He's nothing, he's just a convert!"). If I join up, that's how they'll talk about me. Why would I want that? In the mormon church, if you're not a 5th generation Utahn, you're nothing and they'll let you know it. Maybe the CEO of the LDS church should have a good talk to the flock about ARROGANCE and being bonkers over appearing wealthy when you're not.
I found it funny that they assumed that if you've never been on a mission, you've never been anywhere. As a military veteran, I've spent more time forward-deployed than most of them have on the can.