New Era

August 1998

Volume 28, Number 8

Contents

• The Message: What a Way to Grow
  Elder L. Tom Perry
  In seminary and institute you’ll sow the seeds of great blessings.

• We Don’t Want You Here
  Sam Giles as told to Christie Giles
  Rejected, I nearly dropped out of Church until I realized that I was responsible for my own salvation.

• Face to Face
  Kristie M. King
  Moses talked to the Lord as a friend. What would happen if I tried that?

• Everyday Heroes: See What We Mean
  Richard M. Romney
  A Russian girl not only illustrates her Book of Mormon, but records it for a blind neighbor.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I’m 16, and I followed the counsel of the Church and waited to date. I’m glad I did, but now that I’m old enough to date, I haven’t been asked. How do I get guys to ask me?

• Mormonad: You Snooze, You Lose

• It’s About Time
  Larry A. Hiller
  Youth in the Lake City Florida Stake send their testimonies into the future.

• I Was Her Answer
  Elizabeth Quackenbush
  To a deaf woman lost on the wrong bus, I was the friend she had prayed for.

• Happy Birthday, Moscow!
  Richard M. Romney
  LDS youth in Russia’s capital bring new life to a very old city.

• 4:00 A.M. Ice Cream
  Nettie Hunsaker Francis
  My busy life isolated me from my family until Papa woke me up to a wonderful realization.

• Mormonisms

• The Bulletin Board

• Fiction: The Promise
  Alma J. Yates
  When a rough-looking guy smelling of smoke wandered into seminary, it was anything but trouble.

• Listen to the Whisper
  Janette Hales Beckham
  Learn to be sensitive to the Spirit and you will develop strong faith.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: A Storm in Paradise
  Rochelle Davies

• Photo of the Month
  Jolene Blauvett