New Era

December 2002

Volume 32, Number 12

Contents

• The Message: Unseen Service
  Elder L. Tom Perry
  The greatest satisfaction is not what you do for yourself but what you give to others.

• 10% Tithing = 100% Blessings
  Jennifer M. Severino
  In paying tithing, I gain the promised blessings from the Lord.

• New Era Classic: His Gift to the World
  Elder Mark E. Petersen
  God’s Christmas gift to us is His divine Son, the greatest Gift of all time.

• In Tune: Arise and Sing This Christmas Morn
  Marvin K. Gardner and Vanja Y. Watkins

• Six Elders Singing
  Joshua DeMoux
  Christmas Eve was saved as we sang hymns that told of our Savior’s love.

• How I Know: How I Found the Truth
  Erin Marshall
  Friends can either make or break you. The right ones helped me find the truth.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  It seems as if everyone in my ward belongs to a perfect family. My parents are divorced, and I don’t feel like I fit in. Is there anything I can do to feel better, and how can I strengthen my family?

• New Era Poster: Out of Small Things

• Images of Christ
  LDS artists express their testimonies of Christ in art.

• Christmas Mystery
  Maja Lorenz
  We never found out who made our Christmas wonderful.

• Track Suit
  Venita Helton
  A mother’s love was in every stitch of that bright orange track suit.

• A Mother’s Testimony
  Lucy Mack Smith
  The Prophet Joseph’s mother bore witness to the truth her son taught.

• Idea List: Priceless Gifts
  Gifts from the heart are far more valuable than anything you can buy.

• Of All Things

• Are You Still Here?
  Elder Gary J. Coleman
  The answer can open the doors to all the blessings of the gospel, now and forever.

• The Extra Smile

• Sweet Solutions
  Sarah Eastley
  A small, sweet gift changed everything.

• New Era Index 2002

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Christus
  Deborah L. Williams

• Photo of the Month
  Aldo Rebechi

Cover: Simeon was promised that he would see the Savior in his lifetime. The promise was fulfilled when the Holy Child was presented at the temple. See “Images of Christ” on p. 20. (Cover art and photography: front, Greg Olson; back, © PhotoDisc 1995.)