New Era

October 1995

Volume 25, Number 10

Contents

• The Message: Serious Questions, Serious Answers
  Elder Richard G. Scott
  Here’s some straight talk about morality.

• Just like Me?
  Kaye Garner
  She had been watching me all year, and I didn’t even know it.

• How I Know: I Know the Feeling
  Aaron Lee Shill
  What does the Holy Ghost feel like? I found the answer in a classroom.

• Everyday Heroes: Removing the Wall
  Lillian Woodland
  Paula Gonzales is bringing Hispanic and Anglo students together at her school.

• Scripture Lifeline: More Than Prayer
  Tanda Williams
  How I gained the witness I needed to go ahead with my baptism.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Some of my friends lie about their age so they can get in the theater for children’s prices. I’m afraid my friends will think I’m silly if I don’t go along. How should I handle this?

• Mormonad: Make a Name for Yourself

• Everybody Belongs
  Richard M. Romney
  Young Women in Snohomish make sure everyone is welcome. Here’s how.

• So Good in Sogod
  Lito B. Legaspi
  In the Philippines, a simple act of service opens doors for the missionaries.

• Well Schooled
  Laury Livsey
  Taiwan’s Angel Liu finds the gospel really helps with her grinding study schedule.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Focus On: Leadership—Her Honor, the Mayor
  Lisa M. Grover
  As her town’s youth mayor, Lindsay found that gospel principles work everywhere.

• Fiction: Friends in Deed
  Chris Crowe
  From steak dinner to stake dance, my Mormon friends certainly made things interesting.

• Mormonisms

• Helping Hands
  Stephen Jason Hall
  His hands may not function, but he can still reach out to others.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Maybe
  Laura Bott

• Photo of the Month
  David C. Gaunt

Cover: Traci Brown of Snohomish, Washington, is just one of many young women blessed by the spirit of friendship in her ward. See “Everybody Belongs,” p. 20. Cover photography: Richard M. Romney (front), Maren Mecham (back). Craft by Darla Davis.