New Era

February 1999

Volume 29, Number 2

Contents

• The Message: Flight Plan for Life
  Elder Duane B. Gerrard
  Following procedures and checklists helps you fly safely. Your flight plan for life should be the Lord’s plan of salvation.

• My Crash Course in Reading
  Taylor Hartley
  The bike accident took away my ability to read, but faith and the Book of Mormon retaught me.

• The Tithing Habit
  Winnifred C. Jardine
  How much does peace of mind cost? Just 10 percent.

• Everyday Heroes: First to Aid
  Richard M. Romney
  Céline Mebodo of Gonesse, France, shows she cares by volunteering to help the sick and injured.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I have a friend who seems interested in the Church. He watches my every move to see what Latter-day Saints are like. But I make so many mistakes. How can I be a shining example when I’m so imperfect?

• Mormonad: Write Here, Write Now

• Sequel to Seminary
  Lisa M. G. Crockett
  At Stanford University, young LDS students won’t get lost. They help each other stay focused on the gospel in institute classes and in their wards.

• Please Bring Us Home
  Janna DeVore
  Stranded and afraid, four girls discover they can rely on their earthly parents as well as their Heavenly Father.

• Hanging a Left
  Laury Livsey
  Chris Muraski traded early-morning seminary for weight training. When he made the switch back, he found some unexpected blessings.

• The Bulletin Board

• Out of the Ashes
  Seth C. Lewis
  I didn’t realize what a blessing seminary was until our classroom burned to the ground.

• Mormonisms

• Scripture Lifeline: Faith Moved Our Mountain
  Name Withheld
  My dad’s illness changed everything for our family. It led us to the temple.

• Fiction: The Interview
  Jack Weyland
  When Kevin turns 14, his advancement to the office of a teacher is anything but routine.

• How I Know: Is It True?
  Wendy Hicken
  I wanted an answer. I didn’t realize that I had always known.

• True at All Times
  Elder F. Melvin Hammond
  When facing a test of your courage and strength, remember what the scriptures say about being steady and true.

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: I Remember
  Wendy Michelle Williams

• Photo of the Month
  Kim Mickelson

Cover: Céline Mebodo of Gonesse, France, devotes her time and energy in serving others as a first-aid volunteer. See “First to Aid,” p. 12. Cover photography: Richard M. Romney (front), Jed Clark (back).