New Era

May 1990

Volume 20, Number 5

Contents

• Feedback
  Letters to the editor.

• The Message: Secret of the Second Mile
  Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone
  Service can be a pleasure instead of a chore.

• Good by Association
  Chris Crowe
  Peer pressure is potentially positive.

• Everyday Heroes: Buddies
  Zola Whiting
  A football star befriends a small boy and gains much.

• Mormonad: Don’t Limit Yourself

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Some kids at school tear down the Church, say we’re not Christians, and accuse us of terrible things. What can I do about it?

• What Jeff Knows
  Larry A. Hiller
  Pigeons brought fame, but his attitude brings success.

• Take a Swing at It
  Lisa A. Johnson
  Baseball helps make the Drummond family a real team.

• FYI: For Your Information

• Fiction: The Man Who Counted Stars
  Peter John Stone
  Science and the gospel meet in deep space.

• The Aaronic Priesthood: What’s So Great about It
  Robert B. Harbertson
  The potential is far greater than you know.

• Photo of the Month
  Connie Kristensen

• Poetry: Spirit Free
  Kristine Stones

Cover: Jeff Vines of Greenwood, Arkansas, has received some big honors, but none more important than the priesthood. See p. 20. Photography by Jed Clark (front), John Luke (back)