New Era

June 1998

Volume 28, Number 6

Contents

• Introduction: Faces of Friendship

• The Message: Be a Friend of the Savior
  Elder Richard B. Wirthlin
  Rely on him as your truest friend, and he’ll guide you back to your Father’s presence.

• Hey! That’s Me
  Tamara Leatham Bailey
  You are your own constant companion, so use these tips to feel good about yourself.

• This Isn’t Rocket Science
  Adrian Robert Gostick
  Want to get your nonmember friends interested in the gospel? Follow these simple rules.

• A Note from Michael
  Camielle Call-Tarbet
  One of my best buddies was living there in the same house with me, and I just didn’t realize it.

• In Tune: I’ll Be Your Friend

  Jan Pinborough and Kenneth Jones

• “I Have No Friends”
  John Bytheway
  Here are some down-to-earth helps for everyone who’s ever felt friendless.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My parents don’t like one of my friends because he drinks sometimes and has been skipping school. But he has lots of good qualities, too. Can’t I help him by being his friend?

• Mormonad: Rx for Friendship

• The One Who Made a Difference
  Eight of our General Authorities tell about the friends who influenced their lives.

• Buddy System
  Lisa M. Grover
  LDS youth in Louisville, Kentucky, learn that one of the best ways to find friends is to lose yourself.

• Fiction: The Tucson Twosome
  Chris Crowe
  They’d always been rivals. Then Rob recruited Justin to a team that changed all that.

• At the Dance
  Deborah L. Swensen
  When none of the boys asked me to dance, I found out who really cared about me.

• The Bulletin Board: Let’s Be Friends

• Idea List: Be a Pal
  Marissa D. Thompson
  Here are 20 tips on becoming the kind of friend everyone wants for their own.

• Mormonisms

• Sunday Drive
  Robert D. Armstrong
  Two cars, two ride offers—and two decisions that changed my life for good.

• Real Friendship
  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
  Three powerful stories from the scriptures illustrate the principles of true, triumphant friendship.

• Poem: To a Friend
  Pat Diane Buckner

• Photo of the Month
  Lane V. Erickson