“Contents,” New Era, July 2007, 1 New Era July 2007 Volume 37, Number 7 Contents The Message: Thy Speech Reveals Thee 2 Elder L. Tom Perry Have the courage to keep your speech clean and wholesome. Did You Cheat? 6 Robert M. Bogardus I didn’t want to answer that question. A Wonderful Truth 9 Laurie Walker I was baptized at 8, but my testimony became a certainty when I was 17. My Battle with Pornography 10 Name Withheld I let idle curiosity take me to the depths of sin and despair until I learned I couldn’t overcome my addiction alone. Q&A: Questions and Answers 14 One of my friends, who is active in the Church, has some anti-Mormon literature and thinks we should read it so we know how to respond to it. But I find that literature disturbing. What should I tell my friend? New Era Poster: He Knows The Way 17 Remembering Iowa 18 Caroline H. Benzley Iowa teens reenacted a trek, celebrating 150 years since the handcart pioneers departed for the West. From the Field: The Lost Goat 24 Matthew B. Pearson One small goat needed rescuing, and just like searching for the lost sheep in the scriptures, we went to bring it home. The Extra Smile 27 What Did the Golden Plates Look Like? 28 Kirk B. Henrichsen Eyewitness accounts by those who saw the golden plates give us a fairly complete description. Take Care 34 Riley M. Lorimer Keeping your body healthy and uninjured shows respect for a God-given gift. What’s Up? 38 To Be Together 40 Elder Lowell M. Snow Nothing is as important as family and the eternal covenants that bind us together. Instant Messages 44 Learning a lesson from rain; surviving a car crash; just talking can be missionary work; a hymn in Hungary. What’s in It for You 47 We’ve Got Mail 48 Poem: Summer Steam 49 Shawna Simpson