New Era

December 2000

Volume 30, Number 12

Contents

• The Message: He Lives
  Elder Richard G. Scott
  What you decide to do now will affect how well you fulfill the divine, personal plan He has for you.

• Scripture Lifeline: What Will I Give Him?
  Annie Whitworth
  What can you possibly give to someone who literally has everything?

• With Wondering Awe
  Lindy Taylor
  The stars spoke to a young girl in Bangkok of things that were both great and eternal.

• Celebrating the Prophet
  Jane H. Forsgren
  The Jones family of Salt Lake City has a great tradition: each December they have a birthday party for the Prophet Joseph.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My friends have a hard time understanding why I live the law of chastity. It is such a sacred subject, I sometimes don’t know how to explain it to them. What can I say that will help them understand this sensitive topic?

• Mormonad: You Are in His Hands

• One Fold and One Shepherd
  Shanna Ghaznavi
  A new Church film portrays Christ’s ministries in both Jerusalem and the Americas.

• Christmas in July
  Lisa M. G. Crockett
  The St. Robert Missouri Stake turned a summer youth conference into a way to help others celebrate Christmas.

• Returning the Gift
  Meg Robins
  I was thrilled to help deliver a wonderful Christmas just like the one delivered to us so many years before.

• Mormonisms

• Fiction: The Stranger
  Alma J. Yates
  The young man had been taught well. His dad would have been disappointed if he ever turned away someone in need.

• Reader’s Guide

• New Era Index 2000

• In Tune: Let It Come Quietly
  Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael F. Moody