New Era

September 2002

Volume 32, Number 9

Contents

• The Message: He Will Never Let You Down
  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
  One thing alone will stand the test of all time. One thing only never faileth—and that is the pure love of Christ.

• An Enduring Example
  Elder Claudio R. M. Costa
  As Luan Felix da Silva was dying of cancer in Brazil, he still found time to comfort others.

• Idea List: Breaking Bad Habits
  Seminary students in West Linn, Oregon, have some good ideas on how to break bad habits.

• Are You on the Lord’s Side?
  Elder Stephen A. West
  It takes hard work to be on the Lord’s side and have His Spirit in our lives.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  How can I follow the counsel in For the Strength of Youth to “avoid going on frequent dates with the same person”? It’s hard for me to ignore my feelings for one person and date others. What should I do?

• New Era Poster: Are You a Missing Person?

• More Precious than Gold
  Here’s some of the history behind the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

• Walking Out
  Dane R. Rowley
  I had never walked out of a movie before, and besides, was this movie really that bad?

• McKenzie’s Big Idea
  Laury Livsey
  McKenzie McNaughton wanted the entire senior class in Deptford, New Jersey, to spend one day doing service. Her classmates wanted to know, “What’s the big idea?”

• Fare Enough
  Kendall Crookston
  I wanted to go to church while living in Denmark as an exchange student, but could I buy my train ticket and still pay a fast offering?

• Of All Things

• Be Humble
  Caroline H. Benzley
  How do you follow the prophet’s counsel to be humble? Ask these teens.

• Roadside Service
  Jim Harrison
  Teens in Idaho found that doing service in secret is difficult when they are wearing bright orange vests.

• Finding Mr. Chan
  Michael D. Call
  My companion and I wanted to teach the gospel. I had a calm understanding that the Lord would guide us to someone who was prepared for the truth. But I hardly expected a miracle.

• The Extra Smile

• In Abraham’s Footsteps
  Elder F. Melvin Hammond
  When we are baptized, we accept a great responsibility as part of Abraham’s family.

• Reader’s Guide

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Cycles
  Arianne Baadsgaard

• Photo of the Month
  Marjorie Huff