New Era

November 1998

Volume 28, Number 11

Contents

• The Message: Home Teaching—A Divine Service
  President Thomas S. Monson
  Being a good home teacher also means being a good friend.

• Stand as a Witness
  Shannon D. Jensen
  When does standing as a witness also mean standing and leaving?

• A Site to Behold
  Shanna Ghaznavi
  In preparing the Albuquerque temple site, the youth in New Mexico gave groundbreaking service.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My parents worry about me too much—where I’m going, who I’m with, when I’ll be back. I know how to take care of myself. How can I get my parents to lighten up?

• Mormonad: Fast Food

• Turning Their Hearts to the Family
  Janet Thomas
  Young Women in Manhattan spend a year learning more about their families.

• Cry in the Night
  Ben Altop
  This cry for help could be answered only by depending on the Lord.

• Soaring
  Richard M. Romney
  The Young Women of Ukraine have accepted the gospel and are flying to spread the good word in their communities.

• Do a Lot Moore
  Jeanette Waite Bennett
  Blake Moore of Ogden, Utah, was named as a High School Heisman winner, yet he finds more satisfaction in service.

• Mormonisms

• The Bulletin Board

• Fiction: The Answer in Section 6
  Kimberley Griffiths Little
  Kate felt cheated. Her brother and best friend was going on a mission, and she didn’t even have a testimony. Or did she?

• A Revelation for You
  Elder Richard D. Allred
  What should you do with your life? Let the Lord tell you.

• Idea List: Go the Extra Mile

  Lisa M. G. Crockett

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: The Silence
  Laird Roberts

• Photo of the Month
  Eric Jackson Newell

Cover: The gospel is starting to bloom in Ukraine through the efforts of the young people like Anzhelika Kovalova. See “Soaring,” p. 28. Cover photography: Richard M. Romney (front), Craig Dimond (back).