New Era

July 1992

Volume 22, Number 7

Contents

• The Message: Not for the Body
  Elder Harold G. Hillam
  The Word of Wisdom’s lesson: “Just a little” of some things is too much.

• Everyday Heroes: In the Swim
  Diane Hoffman
  Free swimming lessons, with lots of love thrown in, give a big boost to a little girl’s self-esteem.

• Scripture Lifeline: A New Approach
  Shauna Robinson
  Instead of expecting a testimony to be given to me, I needed to find it.

• Snakebit
  Greg Page
  A python and a rat teach a powerful lesson about temptation.

• Mormonad: Family Photo

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My older brother’s always cutting me down and making me feel bad. How can I improve our relationship?

• Mormonisms

• What It Means to Be Green
  Spencer Garvey
  In Corvallis, Oregon, a group of Laurels shows real leadership in protecting the environment.

• Things Are Getting Nutty
  Heidi Jo Miller
  This family’s learned that cracking walnuts is more effective than cracking the whip.

• Real Western Heroes
  Larry A. Hiller
  Scouts in New Mexico find exciting history on the trail of the Mormon Battalion.

• FYI: For Your Info

• How I Know: I Wasn’t Alone
  Kim Graham
  When I prayed about my doubts, the reply was a calm assurance, rather than immediate answers to everything.

• Fiction: Unknown Soldiers
  Bruce R. Gelder
  Cindee had been serving quietly all along, and he had accused her of shirking. Now he had to make it right.

• The Best of Barcelona
  Lisa A. Johnson
  There’s an Olympic-size pool of faith and dedication among the LDS youth of this Spanish city.

• Feedback
  Letters to the Editor

• Photo of the Month
  Keith Proctor

• Poem: Sunset
  Tammy Overton

Cover: Sid Payne of Las Cruces, New Mexico, just learned that 150 years ago, a band of LDS heroes marched though what is practically his backyard. And one of them was his ancestor. See p. 28. Cover photography: Phil Shurtleff.