New Era

May 2000

Volume 30, Number 5

Contents

• The Message: Behold the Man
  Bishop Richard C. Edgley
  Jesus has all the characteristics of a true, ideal man. Boys can become men by choosing to follow His example.

• The Visitor
  Ken Merrell
  “Are you Jesus?” the three-year-old asked my friend. The question changed his life.

• Always My Father
  Carrie Schaffer
  My father moved out of my life when I was a child, but I discovered I always had a Father I could turn to for guidance.

• Everyday Heroes: .net/results
  Barbara Jean Jones
  A small-town girl is using the Internet to become a big-time influence for good in this world.

• Idea List: I’m Going There Someday
  Get ready and stay ready to enter the temple.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I am a young woman who is a friend of a young man who is not a member of our faith. He seems to be interested in the Church, but how do I know whether he’s really interested in the gospel or just interested in me?

• Mormonad: Life Planner

• Following Wilford’s Way
  Janet Thomas
  These young people from Cardiff, Wales, follow in the steps of a prophet and bring local Church history to life.

• Blind Faith
  Bryant Marcum
  I was his guide, but he taught me about faith.

• Coaching the Coach
  Elyssa Renee Madsen
  When Brian Black of Hempstead, Texas, taught his baseball coach about the gospel, it was like winning the biggest game of all.

• Slow-Motion Miracle
  D. Brent Collette
  It took Jeff two years to work his miracle on Darren—but what a blessing it was!

• I Didn’t Fit In
  Jeni Willardson
  The party made me uncomfortable, and I’m glad it did.

• Of All Things

• Fiction: Knowing Where to Look
  Adrian Robert Gostick
  When you are feeling a little lost, sometimes all you need is someone to point the way.

• Mormonisms

• The Scoutmaster
  B. H. Moore
  He taught me never to give up on people. You lose out on some very good friends that way.

• We’ve Got Mail
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: Following Mother’s Footsteps
  Alice Evans

• Photo of the Month
  Tanya Schlup

Cover: Brian Black of Hempstead, Texas, found a missionary opportunity on the baseball diamond. See “Coaching the Coach,” p. 28. Cover photography (front): Elyssa Renee Madsen; (back): © Photodisc®.