New Era

January 1992

Volume 22, Number 1

Contents

• The Message: Make It Automatic
  Elder Richard G. Scott
  People are like watches: some must be wound up; others perform automatically. Which are you?

• How I Know: On a Wing and a Prayer
  Viki A. Groberg
  A shaky flight in a small plane left her with a firm belief in the power of prayer and God’s constant love.

• In Tune: Look Inside

  Julie S. Anderson and Dennis L. Crockett

• Breakfast Special
  F. Sterling Hughes
  These polyester senior citizens just made him touchier—until they touched his heart.

• Mormonad: Simply heroic

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Our Church team prays before every game. The other teams do the same. Only one can win. Should we pray before competition, and if so, what for?

• Hear the Song
  Richard M. Romney
  When it comes to the gospel, LDS youth in Finland sing the same songs, speak the same language you do.

• Sisters
  Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard
  No hand-me-down dress and shoes from her sisters this time.

• Scripture Lifeline: Julie’s Watching
  Mary Ann Siggard
  Actions louder than words kept her away from the Church.

• Everyday Heroes: Payback
  Adrian Gostick
  Kent Madrian’s grandparents helped care for him. Turnabout is fair play.

• Not Bad
  Julene M. Jolley
  She was angry because they judged her dad. But was she judging the judges?

• Fiction: Knee Jerk
  Mike Miller
  Become a sports hero? Sure, unless it meant exposing his scrawny white legs and knobby knees on the basketball court.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Mormonisms

• There Is a Tomorrow
  Bruce C. Hafen
  Because you have a future, your yesterdays have meaning, today really counts, and eternal joy is possible.

• Feedback
  Letters to the Editor

• Photo of the Month
  John Luke

• Poem: Winter Dance
  Erinn Vandenhazel