“Contents,” New Era, Sept. 1988
FeedbackLetters to the editor.
The Message: The Eye of Faith Elder Robert B. HarbertsonBelief is good, but you have to back it up with action.
Tell Them You Love Them Katie A. LibbyDealing with the dilemma of sibling rivalry.
First Person: Just Cross the Street Vivian HarmerYou’re better off on the sunny side.
Missionary Focus: Anything but Average David Morrison and Sandra StallingsHe seemed to be your basic kid, but he set an incredible example.
Q&A: Questions and AnswersI don’t feel as if I belong. What can I do?
Mormonad: There Aren’t Any Frogs
True Colors Janet ThomasLDS high school students in Oregon are extremely successful. Why?
Staying in Step with a New Parent Lisa A. JohnsonIdeas for learning to like and love your stepparent.
My Family: Tough Act K-onna MasonGood-byes can be painful—especially when your sister leaves.
The Swimming Lesson Mark GreenhalghI didn’t make a splash in class. There was only one I could outswim.
Mormonisms
Fiction: Watching Big Brother Chris CroweHe was practically perfect, and I had to live in his shadow.
FYI: For Your InformationPossible LDS Olympians and other athletic feats, plus more.
Youth Is the Season President Gordon B. HinckleyA special message for young women of the Church.
The 1989 New Era Writing, Art, Photography, and Music Contest: Threads of Life
Cover: Michelle Starke of Coos Bay, Oregon, thinks about advice she and her LDS classmates give for success in high school. See story, p. 20. (Photography by Janet Thomas.)