“Contents,” New Era, Nov. 1986 New Era November 1986 Volume 16, Number 11 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: The Best PolicyElder Keith W. Wilcox PuzzlementMildred N. Israelsen Participatory Journalism: The GivingDick Deniston Missionary Focus: The Last HouseCynthia Pennell Mormonisms FYI: For Your Information My Family: OrphanedBecky Larsen Photo of the MonthAlan Yorgason Feature Articles Grandma’s Aren’t Always AroundCarole T. Warburton Lights! Camera! Activation!Janet Thomas A Boy from WhitneyMelvin Leavitt A Page in Her LifeLisa A. Johnson Parents Are People TooChris Crowe Fiction and Poetry The GrudgeVicki Leavitt Driggs PerspectiveJoanne DeBiasi Cover: Ryan Cole, 12, is a typical boy from Whitney, Idaho. He works hard, plays hard, and plans to go on a mission. He follows the example of another boy from Whitney, President Ezra Taft Benson. See story, p. 20. (Photo by Janet Thomas.)