New Era

February 1994

Volume 24, Number 2

Contents

• The Message: You Promised
  Elder M. Russell Ballard
  If you have the courage to keep your covenants, you will have the desire and strength to live a worthy life.

• That Day in Manti
  Shirlyn Andersen Jones
  How could I be with my family forever if I wasn’t worthy to be with them now?

• In Tune: Zion Must Go Forth

  Douglas L. Ipson

• Everyday Heroes: Gus German, Home Teacher
  Laury Livsey
  There’s something Gus loves to do. And he doesn’t wait until the end of the month to do it.

• Mormonad: Which Side Are You On?

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My friend and I really like watching this one soap opera every day. Is there really anything wrong with it?

• Mormonisms

• Making Waves in Argentina
  Larry A. Hiller
  Seminary graduation in Buenos Aires is an answer to a prayer.

• Klondike
  Aaron Tolson
  “Let’s get them!” John said. But Doug knew there’s no such thing as sweet revenge.

• Names and Faces
  Janet Thomas
  These young women in Idaho made really close friends with people who have been dead for a century.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Fiction: The Different One
  Alma J. Yates
  All keeping standards did was make his friends laugh at him. So why not just give in?

• Race for Last Place
  Mary Ann Spencer
  I came in next to last. But the man behind me really won.

• Look Both Ways
  Janet G. Lee
  As you cross the street of life, be sure to watch out for oncoming traffic.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Symphonies of Gray
  Claris Aright

• Photo of the Month
  Chris Talbot

Cover: Holly Erickson (top) and Cori Christensen locate the graves in Silver City, Idaho, of some of the people they researched before the names were submitted to the Boise Temple. See p. 28. Cover photography: Janet Thomas (front), Matt Reier (back).