New Era

August 1993

Volume 23, Number 8

Contents

• The Message: Child of Promise
  Elder Henry B. Eyring
  Time is your chief inheritance. Here’s how to invest it wisely.

• Power of His Grace
  Kevin R. Olson
  First-Place Song

• Contest Winners: Grand Designers
  Introducing the 1993 New Era contest winners.

• Choosing the Right Barkada
  Miles Tuason
  First-Place Article: Finding the right friends helps a Manila youth overcome big handicaps.

• To Win the Prize
  Anne Bradshaw
  Faith and a priesthood blessing allow this English girl to compete—and win.

• Mormonad
  Make Something of Yourself

• Grand Designs
  Selected winning photography, art, and poetry entries.

• Scripture Lifeline: My Sunday Best
  Julie Elswood
  I needed a change of heart more than a change of wardrobe.

• The Show Must Go On
  Sean Donnelly
  British LDS teens act up to benefit a children’s hospital.

• Mormonisms

• FYI: For Your Info

• Bright Light of Our Soaring Dreams
  Dennis Smith
  The arts are more than entertainment—they enrich our human experience.

• Stay on the Train
  Elder Glenn L. Pace
  Here’s solid advice for keeping your life on track.

• Hats
  Shawn Pollock
  First-Place Fiction: Ian was unsure of a mission until he walked into the strange little shop.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee
  Kevin R. Olson and Washington Gladden
  First-Place Hymn

Cover: (front) sculpture by Dennis Smith; (back) art by Dave McDonald, photograph by Phil Shurtleff