“Contents,” New Era, Nov. 1977 New Era November 1977 Volume 7, Number 11 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: Who’s Your Friend?Elder Theodore M. Burton Mormonisms FYI: For Your Information Photo of the MonthLaird Roberts Feature Articles Self-DenialElder Vaughn J. Featherstone When a Kiss Won’t Make It Better: A Do-It-Yourself First Aid KitRonald M. Mann and Myles C. Jones The Way of an EagleMelvin Leavitt The Baker Street Irregulars of GenealogyLynn Tilton Brigham Young As a MissionaryEugene England Christian’s ConversionGordon Irving Writing Systems Among the Book of Mormon PeoplesJohn L. Sorenson Fiction and Poetry A Flower of ForgivenessHank W. Edrington Cover note: The eagle and owl were captured by the camera of Kent Keller of Orem, Utah, whose story is told beginning on page 20