“Contents,” New Era, May 1982
Departments
Feedback
The Message: He Is Nearby and Ready to HelpElder Ted E. Brewerton
Mormonad
Mormonisms
Talk of the Month: Watch Out for MomTom Collins
FYI: For Your Information
Photo of the MonthAnselm Spring
Feature Articles
Elder Robert L. Backman: Be Where The Lord Can Find YouMelvin Leavitt
A Man and His TableAnn Banks and Lana Rowland
Homemade Handcarts and Trails of SkillRichard M. Romney
Backpack BanquetsJanet Thomas
Prepare Yourself for the Great Day of the LordPresident Ezra Taft Benson
Fiction and Poetry
“Pride and Prejudice”Susan Evans McCloud
UntitledRichard Ray Thomas
Cover: Photo by Richard M. Romney
Pioneers probably stopped to look at the wildflowers too, according to Washington, D.C., area Scouts who reenacted the handcart treks of the 1850s. See story on p. 20