New Era

August 1997

Volume 27, Number 8

Contents

• The Message: Saturday-Morning Cartoons
  Elder Quentin L. Cook
  Will you reach your goals, or are you taking too many detours?

• Scripture Lifeline: Triumph
  Name Withheld
  I felt persecuted and alone. Then I read about the Savior’s trials and triumph.

• Contest Winners: Creating New Horizons
  Introducing the 1997 New Era contest winners

• The Power of His Love
  Margo Faraoni
  First-Place Song

• Universal Language
  Christina Cavanaugh
  First-Place Article: I sang in English; they sang in Spanish. So where did the harmony come from?

• How I Know: Writing a Testimony
  Brian Price
  Making that journal entry really strengthened my testimony.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I’ve had a hard life, even though I’m just a teenager. It seems like the other teens in the ward have an enjoyable life. Why am I the one with the problems?

• Mormonad: Play Your Part

• Reaching New Horizons
  Selected winning photography, art, and poetry entries

• Sister Stars
  Janna Nielsen
  They’re on national TV and the local stage, but the Schaub sisters know their most important roles are in everyday life.

• FYI: For Your Info

• No Debate
  Ryan Wintle
  First-Place Fiction: Trapped by an earthquake, some argued about God. Reegan simply talked to Him.

• Mormonisms

• Seeing Clearly
  Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone
  Our own lives can show the love our Heavenly Father has for each individual.

• Bride in the Mirror
  Jody Hazelbaker
  Can you reflect on something that hasn’t happened yet? I did.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Behold, the Field Is White
  Gregory Duffin
  First-Place Hymn