“Contents,” New Era, Jan.–Feb. 1984 New Era January–February 1984 Volume 14, Number 1 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: Why Now? Why Me?Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone In Tune: You’re Not AloneMichael McLean Participatory Journalism: The Lord Has Told Me It Is RightMario Luiz Areas Mormonisms FYI: For Your Information Photo of the MonthTrent J. Taylor Feature Articles Sterling SilverJack McMorey Making Decisions and Feeding SheepGlen Tuckett Anatomy of a Youth ConferenceJanet Thomas Home of Japanese SpiritRichard M. Romney Snow on FireWilliam G. Hartley Fiction and Poetry The AdoptionIris Syndergaard Who’s CrazyDayle King Searle Cover: Catalina Island provided an ideal site for a Los Angeles and Inglewood California stakes youth conference. See story, p. 20. (Photo by Eldon Linschoten.)