“Contents,” New Era, Oct. 1984 New Era October 1984 Volume 14, Number 9 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: “According to His Desires”Elder Dean L. Larsen Talk of the Month: Deal of a LifetimeGeri Brinley Mormonad Participatory Journalism: Chicken DinnerDonald B. Hutchings FYI: For Your Information Mormonisms Q&A: Questions and AnswersRex W. AllredBoyd R. ThomasJ. Roger Fluhman Photo of the MonthTodd Gwinn Feature Articles A Little MiracleFloy Daun Mackay Where You Are Is Where It’s At Braving the Wilds of the Big AppleLaird Roberts Journey through Coyote GulchRichard M. Romney The Dulcinea PrincipleNancy Crossen Be a Member MissionaryLindsay R. Curtis Fiction and Poetry GiftsCarol Ann Ham The Other SideLianne Bremer Cover: One group found adventure in the red rock canyons of Utah, the other found it in the glass and steel canyons of New York City. Both learned to love their own part of the world. See story, p. 20. (Photos by Floyd Holdman and Marty Mayo.)