The Winners:
1981 New Era Contest

Each human being is a window on the world, and just as the colored panes in a stained glass window change the quality and color of sunlight, just so the unique shade of each human heart colors a man’s perception of reality.

Every man, woman, and child with the gift of sight looks into the sky and sees a different moon. Two people can stand side by side and see different sunsets. Writing, painting, composing, and photography are windows through which we can see other people’s moons and sunsets. We look through these windows with new eyes and see new worlds.

Windows have never been easy to build, whether they are built with words or paint or colored glass. A stained glass window is more than a few pieces of pretty glass thrown together. Each piece must be carefully cut and arranged in a design and bonded together with lead strips. Poetry is more than a few beautiful thoughts or words thrown together with a pinch of inspiration. The words must be carefully chosen and balanced and polished and then bonded with painstaking craft.

In this issue you will catch glimpses of many worlds through many windows. Although every window is unique, you will notice that they are all illuminated by the clear light of gospel truth. You will see a green missionary coming to grips with his mission on a crowded “chicken bus.” You will see a miracle in a field of dandelions and sit among stacks of autumn pumpkins. Through one window you will see children playing and through another, half open, you will hear music.

We hope you will come back to these windows often. You will see more each time you look. And please, don’t forget to build some windows of your own.

Photography Winners

1st Place

Elaine M. Woodhall
Chesterfield, Derbys, England

2nd Place

T. J. Hankins
Walnut Creek, Calif.

3rd Place

Dwayne Hawryluk
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Honorable Mention

David M. Cook
SLC, Utah

Alan Rigdon
SLC, Utah

Bruce Bryson
Roy, Utah

Wendy Chan
Republic of Singapore, S’pore

Frederick B. Karoly
Carmichael, Calif.

Robert Richardson
Universal City, Tex.

Niel E. Parry
Ogden, Utah

Jim Lewis
SLC, Utah

Mark Smith
Highland, Utah

Art Winners

1st Place

Cary Henrie
Bountiful, Utah

2nd Place

Laurie Chambers
Auburn, Calif.

3rd Place

Jose Ortega
Miami, Fla.

Honorable Mention

Gina Peterson
Lehi, Utah

Jeff Anderson
Burley, Idaho

Raiden A. White
Dunwoody, Ga.

Cheryl Bice
Albuquerque, N. Mex.

Bobby Harris
Roy, Utah

John Bytheway
SLC, Utah

Catherine Clive
Albany, Ga.

Camille Burton
SLC, Utah

Hymn Winners

1st Place

Joyce A. Ainsworth
Troon, Scotland

2nd Place

Kathy Jane Duffin
Davis, Calif.

3rd Place

Brady R. Allred
England Birmingham Mission

Honorable Mention

Dan Montez
Denair, Calif.

Kevin G. Pace
SLC, Utah

Kevin B. Snow
Maricopa, Ariz.

Song Winners

1st Place

Kevin B. Snow
Maricopa, Ariz.

2nd Place

Brent N. Jorgensen
Mesa, Ariz.

3rd Place

Kevin B. Snow
Maricopa, Ariz.

Honorable Mention

Kristi Jenkins
Grace, Idaho

Article Winners

1st Place

Annette Bay
Bountiful, Utah

2nd Place

Paul H. Stout
Orem, Utah

3rd Place

Kathy Swan
Stockton, Calif.

Honorable Mention

Kara Lynn Andrus
Las Vegas, Nev.

John Michael Brady
Portland, Oreg.

Mary Hasler Earl
Clearfield, Utah

Dayle King Searle
Pocatello, Idaho

Alan Wade
Driggs, Idaho

Fiction Winners

1st Place

Rick Craycroft
Provo, Utah

2nd Place

Dayle King Searle
Pocatello, Idaho

3rd Place

Philip S. Richards
High River, Alberta, Canada

Honorable Mention

Dewey Conley
Mesilla Park, N. Mex.

Pandora R. Dixon
Waterloo, Iowa

Robin E. Gashler
Hanford, Calif.

Jeffry S. Loeper
Colorado Springs, Colo.

Diane Swenson
Sandy, Utah

Poetry Winners

1st Place

Brent Pace
Bountiful, Utah

2nd Place

Jenny Hale
Huntsville, Utah

3rd Place

Kathryn Coombs
Camarillo, Calif.

Honorable Mention

Kif Augustine
Eugene, Oreg.

Janean Buhler
SLC, Utah

Nancy Christensen
SLC, Utah

Jan Johansen
Hyrum, Utah

Stacey L. Olsen
Sandy, Utah

Rebecca L. Prengel
Olympia, Wash.

Dayle King Searle
Pocatello, Idaho

T. J. Hankins

Cary Henrie; Laurie Chambers; Jose Ortega; Joyce A. Ainsworth; Kathy Jane Duffin; Brady R. Allred; Kevin B. Snow; Brent N. Jorgensen; Annette Bay; Paul H. Stout; Kathy Swan; Rick Craycroft; Dayle King Searle; Brent Pace; Jenny Hale; Kathryn Coombs