“Contents,” New Era, Nov. 1978 New Era November 1978 Volume 8, Number 11 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: In Football or in LifeElder Joseph B. Wirthlin Mormonisms FYI: For Your Information Participatory Journalism: A Bit of Heaven GrantedDeanna S. Martin Mormonad Feature Articles Sending My Husband on His Mission in the Dead of WinterRosa Kohler and Robb Russon The Gentile CowRhoda Lewis Behunin A Splashing SuccessRichard M. Romney A Land Called ChileMelvin Leavitt Turkey and Pumpkin Pie: A Way of Saying Thank YouBabzanne Park Heard Through the HeartKim R. Burningham A Cry for HelpSteve Larsen “Be Not Ashamed”: Facing the IssuesTerry J. Moyer Fiction and Poetry A Word So Far AwayMark Allen Johnson Cover: Photos by Jed Clark “I foresee the day when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be the most powerful influence in this nation”—Elder Bruce R. McConkie, Area Conference, Santiago, Chile, March 1, 1977