New Era

June 2000

Volume 30, Number 6

Contents

• Introduction: To Bring the World His Truth

• The Message: A Spiritual Adventure
  Elder David B. Haight
  When you accept the Lord’s call, He will give you strength to succeed.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I want to serve a mission because I know it’s the right thing to do, but I’m very nervous about receiving a mission call. How do I know I’ll have what it takes to be a good missionary?

• Mormonad: Put On Your Tract Shoes

• Not Your Usual Convert
  Brady Flygare
  I had decided not to serve a mission, but the Book of Mormon changed my mind.

• It’s Your Call
  Barbara Jean Jones
  Here’s your guide to the whole missionary call process.

• The Most Important Step
  President F. David Stanley
  The most significant event in preparing for your mission is the opportunity to go to the temple for your endowment.

• From a Single Seed
  Rex Eugene Cooper
  A 12-year-old girl taught me about the great harvest that comes from planting the seeds of the gospel.

• Idea List: Getting Ready
  Here are things you can do to prepare for your future mission.

• The MTC Experience
  Take a tour of the Missionary Training Center with us and see why it’s such a great place to start your mission.

  • The First Day
    Laury Livsey

  • A Great Place to Learn
    Barbara Jean Jones

  • Missionary Training City
    Janet Thomas

  • Support Group
    Larry Hiller

  • Beyond Provo
    Barbara Jean Jones

  • The England MTC
    Janet Thomas

• Fiction: Cash Cow
  Alma J. Yates
  Buy a mean, old cow or a new four-wheeler? He thought the answer was obvious.

• Of All Things

• Bank on It
  Laury Livsey
  Earning enough money for a mission takes work. Here’s how Ryan did it.

• Mormonisms

• A Day in the Life of a Missionary
  Laury Livsey
  We follow two pairs of missionaries.

• My Name Tag
  Salinas Augusto Sánchez
  I want to represent well both names on my missionary name tag.

• Poem: Wet Shoes
  Dainon Jay Moody

• Photo of the Month
  Don Gardner

Cover: Elder Brady Parkhurst enters the MTC as the first step in serving his mission to Samoa. See “The MTC Experience,” p. 28. Cover photography: John Luke (front), Steve Bunderson (back).