“Contents,” New Era, Dec. 1977
Departments
In Tune: Thank Goodness for Christmas!Vanja Watkins
Feedback
The Message: “Behold, He That Hath Eternal Life Is Rich”Elder M. Russell Ballard
Participatory Journalism: Helping, Sharing, Reaching OutBarbara Balli Armin Suckow, Jr. Gary Goodrich
Mormonisms
Mormonad
Feature Articles
A Kit and Caboodle ChristmasJeane Chipman
“And Shalt Call His Name Jesus”
The Christmas PresentLayne H. Dearden
A Part of the GivingLynn Tilton
You, Too, Must KnowElder Marion D. Hanks
The Candy BomberBabzanne Park
Brigham and JosephEugene England
Fiction and Poetry
Coming OutDianne Dibb Forbis
You, Simeon, Spirit-filledMarshall Stringer
Had I KnownPeter Ball
When White Shirts Turn GrayBill Alder
Cover note: Julie Maloney hangs a Christmas ornament in preparation for the Festival of Trees, an annual Christmas adventure in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can read more about it in “A Part of the Giving” beginning on page 28