New Era

June 1994

Volume 24, Number 6

Contents

• The Message: Joseph Smith, Truly a Prophet
  President Gordon B. Hinckley
  You cannot accept the restored Church without accepting Joseph as a prophet.

• How I Know: View from Celestial Ridge
  Michelle Bagley
  I wanted a burning bush. Instead, I received what I needed.

• In Tune: To Those with Pure Intent

  Dan Carter

• Through Thick and Thinner
  Jefferson Smith
  We couldn’t whitewash our differences. But we could work them out.

• Scripture Lifeline: No Laughing Matter
  Camille Nugent
  The mockery of classmates brought tears; the scriptures brought comfort.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  A friend of mine says he can accept everything about the Church except Joseph Smith’s visions. What should I tell him?

• Mormonad: Something in Common

• Full Circle
  Janet Thomas
  French Polynesia used to import missionaries. Now they are exporting.

• Hiking Diamond Head
  Michelle Carter
  The destination is as rewarding as the climb is difficult—it’s a lot like life.

• Walls Come Tumbling Down
  Richard M. Romney
  In strife-torn Northern Ireland, LDS youth are an example of the gospel’s peace.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Mormonisms

• Called to Serve
  New General Authorities called

• Through Teenage Eyes
  Richard Neitzel Holzapfel
  Young Latter-day Saints tell what they saw and how they felt when Joseph Smith was killed.

• Fiction: Just Call Me Susie
  Linda Ririe Gundry
  It’s not my name, but it’s better than being called “that young idiot.”

• Testimony Power
  Hilary Hunt
  The Spirit turned a testimony meeting into a powerful missionary tool.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Gold Seekers
  Lou McLean

• Photo of the Month
  Anselm Spring

Cover: Lianna Tarahu, 14, appreciates those who brought the gospel to French Polynesia and wants to become a missionary herself. See “Full Circle,” page 20. Cover photography: Janet Thomas (front), Matt Reier (back).