New Era

May 1993

Volume 23, Number 5

Contents

• The Aaronic Priesthood: For a Sacred and Glorious Purpose

• The Message: Answer the Call
  Elder Jack H. Goaslind
  Your challenges are as great as any generation’s. Here’s how to succeed.

• Winners Only
  Sharon Rucker
  Both teams won this basketball game.

• Everyday Heroes: The House That Twins Built
  Richard M. Romney
  Steve and Jessie Cota hammer out a solution to one family’s housing problem.

• Mormonad
  Power Fill

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I know that a member of the priests quorum drinks. Every Sunday he blesses the sacrament. Should I tell my adviser or the bishop about it?

• A Concrete Example
  Nick Budge
  The wet cement was a big draw. Good thing he curbed the temptation.

• Young Women and the Blessings of the Priesthood
  Diane L. Mangum
  How the priesthood blesses young women.

• What the Aaronic Priesthood Means to You
  Elder Stephen D. Nadauld
  Let the Lord shape your life through the priesthood.

• Agents for the Lord
  Here are real-life examples of young men fulfilling priesthood purposes.

• The Courage to Ask
  Jonathan Gillette
  Collecting fast offerings brought me blessings, including a new friend.

• Miracle Missions
  Larry A. Hiller
  What stood between these East German brothers and missions? Oh, mine fields, barbed wire …

• Too Old to Pass the Sacrament
  Wayne Lynn
  A big deacon showed him how small he had acted.

• FYI: For Your Info

• In Tune: Today I Must Prepare

  Mark E. Hurst and Michael F. Moody

• Darrell, His Mission, and Me
  Kay Lynn Mangum
  I found my brother’s love in a letter.

• Mormonisms

• The Quorum
  Elder L. Lionel Kendrick
  How to make it a winning team.

• The Greatest of These
  Sara Kuester
  The Spirit linked young and old.

• Fiction: The Un-date
  Douglas L. Cobabe
  Maybe if he had a trial date, his first real date wouldn’t be a trial.

• Poem: MTC
  Donnell Hunter

• Photo of the Month
  Richard M. Romney