“Contents,” New Era, July 1989
FeedbackLetters to the editor.
The Message: The Next Fifteen Minutes Elder Robert L. SimpsonThe Lord sent an answer to dispel a deacon’s doubts.
Mormonad: The Best Things in Life Are Not Things
Q&A: Questions and AnswersWhy is life so easy for some people and so hard for others?
Willing Hands Ann W. MooreI’d always found a way out of yard work, until now.
Called to Serve: An Historic Event—159th Annual General ConferenceNew General Authorities
Scripture Lifeline: The Best at Something Scott SlivkaEveryone wants to be great in some area. I tried the scriptures.
Bridge the Gap Janet ThomasHistory can be a blast with a youth conference built around it.
Life Preservers Genevieve Van WagenenSome “lifesaving” devices can deceive you.
Feeding the Masses Lisa A. JohnsonPriests in Washington, D.C., try to help the homeless.
The Latest News Richard M. RomneyYouth in Tours, France, enjoy spreading the word.
Mormonisms
FYI: For Your InformationTraveling down under, staying on top, and much more.
Fiction: The Grandpa Quilt Susan Meredith HinckleyGrandpa was gone, but his warmth remained.
Tiger Brown and the Kingbirds Laird RobertsHe was tough. He was mean. But he had a soft spot.
Photo of the Month Lisa Lake
Poetry: Sneakers Katherine Roberts
Cover: Although collecting information from historical tombstones was a fascinating part of the youth conference, the event was anything but grave. See page 20. (Photography by Brent Peterson [front], Phil Shurtleff [back].)