New Era

February 1988

Volume 18, Number 2

Contents

• Feedback
  Letters to the editor.

• The Message: What Is True Greatness?
  President Howard W. Hunter
  It’s everyday actions that can make you exceptional.

• How to Say No and Keep Your Friends
  Chris Crowe
  Peer pressure doesn’t have to hurt.

• First Person: Who Do We Think We Are?
  Jean S. Marshall
  You’ll be surprised at what you see when you look through the eyes of love.

• Mormonad: Improve Your Vision

• Becoming
  Annette P. Bowen
  Jim, the quiet one, turned out to be a compassionate leader in the mission field.

• Scripture Lifeline: “Lo, I Am with Thee”
  Arianna Devite
  I was being pulled in a million directions at once, but I was not alone.

• One Can Make a Difference
  Janet Thomas
  Sue Keller of Washington encourages her school to “reach for the highest that’s in you.”

• Republic of Faith
  Lisa A. Johnson
  How the gospel works in the exotic Dominican Republic.

• Fiction: A Portrait of Brenda
  Jack Weyland
  Farm life was dismal for Brenda, but a younger friend helped brighten things.

• Mormonisms

• FYI: For Your Information
  Unique Valentine ideas, famous love stories, and more.

• Facing the Computers
  Brian C. Heckert
  An intensive workshop helps LDS students find the virtues of computers.

• The Armstrong Situation
  Don Lind
  Astronaut Neil Armstrong survived life or death situations by deciding what to do in advance. So can you.

• Photo of the Month
  Don Thorpe

• Poetry
  Stumbling Blocks Susan Slater
  A Thought Terry E. Loveless