New Era

October 1989

Volume 19, Number 10

Contents

• Feedback
  Letters to the editor.

• The Message: Do What They Think You Can’t Do
  Bishop Henry B. Eyring
  As a child of God, your potential is unlimited.

• Mormonad: Get to Know an Old Friend

• Make It a Good Day
  Elaine Cannon
  You control the quality of your life.

• First Person: Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _!
  Coleen Layton
  Would Connie read the objectionable part of the scriptout loud?

• Everyday Heroes: The Write Prescription
  Diane Brinkman
  A letter a day went a long, long way.

• Mormonisms

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  How do I find the courage to confess somethingto my bishop?

• Something to Hold On To
  Janet Thomas
  Take a look behind the scenes of the new seminary videos.

• In Tune: I Will Lead You

  Clive Romney and Ron Simpson

• Ryan Moody
  Petrea and Brian Kelly
  What’s the secret of this musician’s success?

• The Girl in the Mirror
  Dayle King Searle
  I thought the dark-haired girl in the mirror wasthere to trick me.

• Getting Things Started
  Lisa A. Johnson
  A family missionary project goes international.

• Fasting Is What?
  Larry Hiller
  You can actually look forward to fast Sunday.

• FYI: For Your Information
  Working up, working out, working in, plus more.

• Nauvoo Teenager: Henry Sanderson
  William G. Hartley
  LDS teen life was a bit different back in the 1840s.

• Fiction: Earl
  Dian Saderup
  Earl personified the word “nerd.” And I had to work with him.

• Photo of the Month
  Rex Strother

• Poetry: When Words Fail
  Harold S. Walker

Cover: Ryan Moody may be confined to a wheelchair, but his songs and his spirit soar. See p. 26. (Photography by Brian K. Kelly [front], Craig Dimond [back].)