New Era

June 1990

Volume 20, Number 6

Contents

• Feedback
  Letters to the editor

• The Message: Heroes
  Elder Glen L. Rudd
  They are all around us, quietly doing the Lord’s work.

• Mormonad: We All Have Our Ups and Downs

• Mountains and Pitfalls
  Amy K. Stewart
  Some things you can’t hide—like what you are.

• You Know in Your Heart
  Shirley Pullen
  A classmate’s challenge brought out her hidden testimony.

• Everyday Heroes: Candidates for Friendship
  Diane Brinkman
  When David tutored Daniel, he learned as much as he taught.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My parents give me a curfew, grill me about where I’ve been, and even check up on me. I know they’re supposed to guide me, but how can I get them to ease up?

• Beauty and the Best
  Larry A. Hiller
  Rochelle’s finest achievements often are not widely known.

• Mormonisms

• The Shortcut
  Nathan Eric Heiselt
  His “short” detour led to a thorny problem.

• What Comes Around, Goes Around
  Lisa A. Johnson
  Jeremy may be paralyzed, but he’s far from helpless.

• Fiction: A Light Still Burning
  Alma J. Yates
  He had left home, but home had not left him.

• FYI: For Your Information

• Dogs Can’t Fly
  Ron Hellstern
  Earthbound hounds teach an Eagle to soar.

• My Reputation
  Teresa B. Clark
  It took six months to destroy and years to rebuild.

• Photo of the Month
  Lisa Downs

• Poetry: Coolness
  Lisa Garff

Cover: Rochelle Abram is an achiever. But her greatest joys come from family, friends, and gospel. See p. 20. Photography by Jed Clark (front), John Luke (back)