New Era

January 1996

Volume 26, Number 1

Contents

• The Message: Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice
  Six prophets have led the Church in the New Era’s lifetime. Here’s a selection of what they have said.

• The Sheep
  Russell L. Osmond
  With a simple piece of clay he taught a powerful lesson about reaching the one.

• In Tune: Walk Tall, You’re a Daughter of God

  Jamie Glenn

• My Brother
  Kirk Sheldon Wilkinson
  My brother, Jay, gave his life to save mine.

• Dear New Era
  James F. Harvey
  When I picked up that magazine and started to read, it changed my life.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I don’t have any talents, and I’m not a good student. We have lessons about how we should develop our talents, but what if you don’t have any?

• Mormonisms

• The Times of Our Life
  Look how the Lord’s work has progressed in 25 years.

• The Making of a Mormonad
  How we do them, and why, and how you can help.

• FYI: For Your Info

• He Was Somebody Special
  Frank D. Day
  The jacket we gave him helped, but it was the friendship that really warmed him.

• Fiction: This Could Be the Big One!
  Jack Weyland
  Happy birthday from us! Here’s a new story from Jack.

• Pockets Full of Rocks
  Larry A. Hiller
  About grouches, grudges, geologists, guilt, and gardens.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: My Tomorrow
  Sally Hunter

• Photo of the Month
  Annie Alexander