New Era

February 1991

Volume 21, Number 2

Contents

• Feedback
  Letters to the editor.

• The Message: The Power of Your Example
  Elder Joe J. Christensen
  You are always being watched. What are you teaching?

• Mormonad: Ready to Serve?

• Unfinished Prayer
  Anita Charles
  A brush with death provides a lesson in the power of a prayerful life.

• Too Much
  Kirsten Andersen
  Excessive adornment can weigh down the spirit as well as the body.

• Off Course
  Donald Stokes
  A 12-year-old pilot gets a lesson in following directions.

• Mormonisms

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I have trouble with my weight. How can I feel normal around “skinny” people?

• Doing Well in Wellington
  Janet Thomas
  Young women in New Zealand find strength in their rich heritage.

• Three O’clock Charity
  Brian Heckert
  Strangers on a subway demonstrate that kindness must become habitual.

• The Mouse That Roars
  Adrian Gostick
  Doug Johnson, Houston computer whiz, is programmed for success.

• Fiction: Dates Don’t Grow on Trees
  Anne C. Bradshaw
  Date him? But he’s just a friend!

• Scripture Lifeline: The Answer in the Index
  Doreen Neumann
  The Book of Mormon held comfort. The index pointed the way.

• Tough Questions, Solid Answers
  The New Era can help you in discussing “For the Strength of Youth.”

• FYI: For Your Information

• Darwin and the Goliaths
  Chris Crowe
  How a small athlete overcame the odds. And how you can, too.

• The Silent Treatment
  Michael Petroff
  Dad was mum for three days and taught me a powerful lesson in listening.

• Photo of the Month
  Jonathan Baet

• Poetry: Pieces of Eternity
  Dayle King Searle

Cover: Doug Johnson is a computer whiz whose software sells nationally. Aside from that, he’s just a normal young Latter-day Saint. Cover photography: Don Heit (front), John Luke (back).