New Era

April 1998

Volume 28, Number 4

Contents

• The Message: Washed Clean
  President Boyd K. Packer
  The Atonement can bless your life day by day when you begin to understand it.

• In Tune: One by One

  Steven K. Jones and Sam Cardon

• Everyday Heroes: Where in History Is Josh Taylor?
  Don Sparhawk
  This young sleuth uses his expertise to bring whole generations together.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I do everything I’m supposed to do, but it seems like the less-active kids get all the attention. How do I get over the resentment I feel?

• Mormonad: Follow the Leader

• Standing Out
  Laury Livsey
  LDS youth in Paterson, New Jersey, give their town and each other a real boost.

• Warning
  Peter Hubbard
  I learned my lesson about speaking up after my boss fell off the roof.

• The Turnaround
  Janna Nielsen
  Brian was headed for serious trouble. Now he’s on a mission. What happened?

• The Bulletin Board

• The Temple-Going Type
  Tamara Leatham Bailey
  At age 11, I made a decision that shaped my whole life. You can do it, too.

• Idea List: Make General Conference More Meaningful
  Lisa M. Grover
  Want to get more from general conference? Here’s how.

• Fiction: Please Sing Again, Papa
  Charles Davis
  When Mama died, something died in Papa, too. Would he listen to the elders before it was too late?

• Mormonisms

• Divine Direction
  Elder L. Aldin Porter
  Here’s a powerful testimony of living prophets—and instructions for gaining your own witness.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Love the Earth
  Kristine Anne Keele

• Photo of the Month
  Erin Holmberg