New Era

August 1989

Volume 19, Number 8

Contents

• Feedback
  Letters to the editor.

• The Message: The Decision of Life
  Elder Boyd K. Packer
  The most important choice you’ll make might surprise you.

• Warriors for the Lord
  Juliet Gamero

• The 1989 New Era Contest Winners: Threads of Life

• We Are Your Daughters
  Elizabeth K. Linton

• A Song of the Spirit
  Becky Thomas
  A mysterious hymn rescued me from dark thoughts.

• Life in an Oversized Family
  Shannon Weber
  Thirteen is our lucky number.

• Selected Photography, Art, and Poetry: Threads of Life

• The Easter Story
  Craig Lowe
  Dealing with tragedy in the land down under.

• President Ezra Taft Benson: Confidence in the Lord
  Sheri Dew
  Great things are accomplished with the Lord’s help.

• FYI: For Your Information
  Nerves, curves, serves, and more.

• Mormonisms

• Windows on Wonder: An Interview with James C. Christensen
  An interview with fantasy artist James C. Christensen.

Cover: This photo entry shows one of the many threads of life woven into the New Era contest fabric. See p. 8. (Photography by Marci Short [front], Craig Dimond [back].)