New Era

April 2000

Volume 30, Number 4

Contents

• The Message: Words of the Prophet: Search the Scriptures
  President Gordon B. Hinckley
  The scriptures testify that Jesus is our Redeemer, the Savior of the world.

• Instant Harmony
  Cindy Ray
  We were from opposite sides of the world, but because of the gospel we were immediately friends.

• Seed of Faith
  Yvonne Wilding
  After a fire, one small seed taught me about having faith.

• The Bear That Went to Seminary
  Elyssa Renee Madsen
  The toy bear traveled to seminary classes at Church history sites and came back stuffed with good wishes.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Sometimes I feel like my whole life is planned out for me. How can I feel more in control?

• Mormonad: Look to the Light

• The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• I Believe in Christ
  Two thousand years after His birth, youth from around the world testify of Christ.

• A Push from Dad
  Jeffery David Steadman
  I thought riding my bike up the hill was easy until I looked behind me.

• Reaching Out in Rio
  Barbara Jean Jones
  Caring about each other and giving service are just two ways the young people of Brazil have learned to strengthen each other.

• Friendly Persuasion
  Bobette Bushnell
  He talked about the Book of Mormon in a speech class that was hostile to religion. The result was amazing.

• Idea List: Just-Right Activity Nights

• Of All Things

• Fiction: The Fire Side
  Angela Hallstrom
  I didn’t want to go at all, but that night, one testimony meeting made all the difference.

• Mormonisms

• A Voice of Warning
  Janet Thomas
  In Shreveport, Louisiana, a service-oriented youth conference spread testimonies as well as good will.

• We’ve Got Mail
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Broken Things
  Karl Jackman

• Photo of the Month
  Lane V. Erickson

[illustration, photo] Cover: We honor the two thousandth anniversary of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. See “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles,” p. 20. Cover art (front): Detail from painting He Is Risen by Del Parson; photography (back): stock photography © Photodisc®