“Contents,” New Era, Nov. 1983 New Era November 1983 Volume 13, Number 10 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: Crisis at the CrossroadsElder Thomas S. Monson Q&A: Questions and AnswersRichard H. CracroftGeorge W. Pace Mormonisms FYI: For Your Information Photo of the MonthJerrold Foote Feature Articles 32 Seconds in CoalingaLinda Stahle Cooper Sharing SocksJanet Thomas A Parable of LightAnselm Spring Count Your Blessings: A Family ActivityDaniel H. and Luene L. Ludlow Sprouting the Seed (The MTC: Part Two)Melvin J. Leavitt Captains of TenArdeth Kapp Fiction and Poetry The Castle on East Franklin StreetLaird Roberts Something in the DarkCollette Ricks Cover: Autumn colors brighten Little Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah, and autumn sunshine gilds the hair of Sean and Megan Kelly of Highland, Utah. (Photos by Brian K. Kelly and Richard M. Romney.)