New Era

July 1993

Volume 23, Number 7

Contents

• The Message: Earthquake Warning
  Elder Eduardo Ayala
  Small warnings can steer us away from great danger.

• Mormonad
  Pure Value

• You Know Me Better Than That
  Phil Reschke
  There was my big brother—my hero—holding a beer.

• Scripture Lifeline: Why Are You Sad?
  Lori Perrier
  You’ll find comfort in the scriptures, but sometimes you must search.

• Sunburn
  Eileen Collard Sorenson
  Some things that make us attractive to the world cause spiritual harm.

• Everyday Heroes: The Great “Bale-Out”
  Edgar E. Eaton
  The barn dance could wait. The farmer’s hay crop couldn’t.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Am I really expected to turn the other cheek? Is it really wrong to defend myself?

• Mormonisms

• Honeymoon Trail
  Janet Thomas
  Learn about modern dating from a bunch of old pioneers? Absolutely.

• Hymn and Me
  Kasey Ryan
  When I had to accompany the Young Women, playing was hard work.

• Riding the Tide
  Richard M. Romney
  LDS kids in Liverpool, England, find smooth sailing in the gospel.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Called to Serve

• Fiction: Mushbottom’s Family
  Kathleen “Casey” Null
  Uh-oh! Nice girl with weird family meets normal guy.

• Who’s in Control?
  Elder Kenneth Johnson
  When you put your life in another’s hands, make sure they’re the Savior’s.

• Tahitian Pearls
  Kathleen C. Perrin
  What a place for a youth conference!

• Feedback
  Letters to the editor

• In This Image
  Jo Wakefield

• Photo of the Month
  Joy Anne M. Moses