New Era

June 1999

Volume 29, Number 6

Contents

• The Message: Measuring Up
  Elder Rex D. Pinegar
  Growth isn’t always measured by a mark on the wall. The true measures of our success or growth come from within.

• The Fruits of My Labors
  Aaron J. Tolson
  His grandfather gave him something more than money; he taught him how to work.

• Idea List: Summer Testimony Shape-up
  Tamara Leatham Bailey
  No seminary for the summer? Here are some ways to keep in tip-top spiritual shape.

• The Ultimate Road Trip
  Laury Livsey
  Nick Robinson had to choose: a prestigious high school basketball camp or youth conference.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  During the school year I have seminary every day to help me keep my testimony strong. During the summer, what can I do on my own to stay spiritually fit?

• Mormonad: Refresh Yourself

• Summer Here, Summer There
  Get the most out of your summer—in service, in good works, and in spirituality.

• Setting Up Camp
  Lisa M. G. Crockett
  Young Women from the Fort Apache Reservation branches get together for a great girls’ camp.

• Scripture Lifeline: Making Friends with Moroni
  Jeanette Waite Bennett
  The more she read, the more real he became.

• Mormonisms

• The Bulletin Board

• Fiction: The Fun House
  Gayle Lee Olsen
  Having fun was all he wanted, until he discovered that serving his ward’s children brought real happiness.

• Long-Distance Service
  Julie DuVall
  Packing up supplies in Salt Lake City helped teens reach out to the people of Urubamba, Peru.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Visitor
  Marin Forbis Barney

• Photo of the Month
  Darin Roberts