New Era

December 1991

Volume 21, Number 12

Contents

• The Message: Know the Shepherd
  Elder Robert E. Wells
  You celebrate his birthday, but do you really know the One you are honoring?

• Christmas in Paradise
  Siri-Lee Edwards
  No Santa? Christmas in the veterinary clinic didn’t look too bright until we discovered how many friends we had.

• In Tune: The First Christmas

  Julie Lofgren Wolford and Darwin Wolford

• Everyday Heroes: With Love, from Noah
  Lillian Woodland
  Noah Germaine, age 13, provided Christmas gifts for more than 100 Navajo children.

• Mormonad: Seek the Best Christmas Presence

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I don’t seem to fit in at church. All the other girls worry about are looks and clothes. I don’t have either. What can I do?

• A Christmas Sampler
  The Old Blue Bike, Joel R. Bryan;
  A Joyful Reunion, President Ezra Taft Benson;
  Starry Nights, Linda Hoffman Kimball;
  Child of the Night, Holly Woolley;
  Super Steps to Celebrating, Elaine Cannon;
  Twelve Days of Christmas;
  Unexpected Star, Margreta Spencer;
  Make-It-Yourself Christmas, Dian Thomas.

• A Letter-Perfect Christmas
  Rebecca Russell
  This seminary class gave each other gifts money couldn’t buy.

• Acrobat on Ice
  Adrian Gostick
  Canadian hockey player Scott Tollestrup really knows his goals.

• Fiction: Harry’s Carol
  Lisa Dahlgren
  Harry didn’t request a traditional carol, but then, this wasn’t a traditional Christmas morning.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Mormonisms

• The 1991 New Era Index

• Photo of the Month
  Dr. Richard Cleave

• Poem: Christmas Pastoral
  Debra Lyn Menssen

Cover: The message of Christmas is Christ. The beauty of Christmas is seen through eyes he has opened. The peace of Christmas is found in the gospel he brought. Share it. Cover photography: Craig Dimond