New Era

May 1995

Volume 25, Number 5

Contents

• The Message: Mighty Men and Women
  Elder Monte J. Brough
  Consider today’s Church leaders—men and women—as you look for good examples to follow.

• Sweet Is the Work: Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th President of the Church
  A brief look at the life of President Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th president of the Church.

• Called to Serve
  The counselors in the First Presidency and the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve.

• Picture Perfect
  Ronan Head
  Centering his life on Christ began with a simple picture on the wall.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  When someone insults me and gets a laugh out of it, is there anything wrong with my insulting them back?

• Mormonad: Feeling Sour?

• Mission Pines
  Anne Yelvington Lynch
  The Munns family planted trees and harvested missionaries.

• Jimmy Was the Answer
  Suzanne Cardwell Stewart
  Up a tree, on a summer night, she prayed for her greatest desire.

• The Days of Domingos Liao
  Richard M. Romney
  Against strong opposition, this Australian youth determined to serve the Lord.

• FYI: For Your Info

• In Any Language
  William Powley
  Blessing the sacrament on a boat in Russia, I found the Spirit has no nationality.

• Fiction: Spy
  Rolf Devries
  She was willing to use trickery to find out what he really knew.

• Mormonisms

• No Sacrifice
  Widd Workman and Laury Livsey
  Professional baseball wanted him, but a mission came first.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Graduation
  Emily Ivie

• Photo of the Month
  Maren E. Younce

Cover: Domingos Liao of Darwin, Australia, overcame great obstacles to Church activity and a mission. See “The Days of Domingos Liao,” p. 28. Cover photography: Richard M. Romney (front), and Maren E. Younce (back).