“Contents,” New Era, Oct. 1983 New Era October 1983 Volume 13, Number 9 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: The Seat Next to YouElder Gene R. Cook Mormonad In Tune: Behold, My Joy Is FullJoy Saunders Lundberg and Janice Kapp Perry Mormonisms My Family: All Together FamilyWendy Benbrook FYI: For Your Information Photo of the MonthT. J. Hankins Feature Articles Ducks Are DifferentAnn N. Madsen Water, Water EverywhereJanet Thomas The Language of the Spirit (The MTC: Part One)Melvin J. Leavitt History on the DoorstepDiane Cook The Haunted HouseKristine Stones Keele Fiction and Poetry Setting the TrapJack Weyland WordsWendy S. Taylor Cover: At the Missionary Training Center, elders and sisters prepare to preach the gospel throughout the world. Many learn foreign languages, but everyone learns the language of the Spirit. See story, p. 22. (Photos by Richard M. Romney.)