New Era

August 1996

Volume 26, Number 8

Contents

• The Message: In the Language of Eternity
  Elder M. Russell Ballard
  With the Spirit’s help, you can pursue true excellence in the arts.

• Contest Winners: Soaring to New Heights
  Introducing the 1996 New Era contest winners.

• Only a Prayer Away
  Margo Faraoni
  First-Place Song

• Hard at Work
  Alvin Van Orden
  First-Place Article: I didn’t fit in at work until I tried the second commandment on for size.

• Mormonad: Create the Perfect Self-Portrait

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My parents won’t let me wear some popular styles. If it’s not immodest, shouldn’t it be okay with Church standards?

• Mormonisms

• Flights of Fancy
  Selected winning photography, art, and poetry winners.

• Right on Center
  Richard M. Romney
  Here’s a look at the inspiration and the hard work behind a talented TV crew.

• FYI: For Your Info

• How I Know: He’ll Tell Me
  Terrie Lynn Bittner
  There really was an experiment that would reveal the truth.

• 71-Mile Commute
  Jessica Keysa
  First-Place Fiction: How far is too far when your destination is home?

• Speak Up!
  Heidi Jo Miller
  Talking may be my only talent, but I’ve found a great use for it.

• Encircled in His Love
  Elder W. Craig Zwick
  As we reach out to those with disabilities, we sense more fully the Savior’s love for us.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• We Thank Thee, Lord, for Temples
  Douglas L. Ipson
  First-Place Hymn