“Contents,” New Era, Sept. 2000
The Message: The Faith of a Sparrow Elder H. Bruce StuckiDo you have the faith and the trust to come unto the Lord when He calls?
Sidewalk Service Choi Chung LapIn bearing another’s burden, two missionaries were blessed for their effort.
Contest Winners: A Perfect FitIntroducing the 2000 New Era contest winners.
He Is There Margo EdgeworthFirst-Place Song
Look What I Found Shara BraithwaiteA knock at my door brought me some great, new friends and a new faith.
One Hundred Questions Lani RicksFirst-Place Article: My friend’s list seemed overwhelming, but I found all the answers.
Q&A: Questions and AnswersI feel like I don’t have any real friends. I know a lot of people, but they’re just acquaintances. I’m so lonely, and I feel like there’s no one I can talk to. What can I do?
Mormonad: Look Ahead
Pieces of LifeSelected winning photography, art, and poetry entries.
Impressions in Wet Cement Adrian Robert GostickFame and fortune seemed within reach, but this musical group gave it up to serve the Lord.
Of All Things
My Dad the Dictator Elyssa Renee AndrusTranscribing Dad’s stories helped me understand him, and we became closer.
Idea List: Ways to Win Darrin LythgoeSaying no to temptation means thinking things through in advance.
Letter from Home Kimberly WebbFirst-Place Fiction: I was serving a mission, but my best convert was thousands of miles away.
Mormonisms
The Pink Tie Jeanne Nalder McInellyOne strange necktie was the ticket to the stake dance and the start of a testimony.
We’ve Got Mail
Reader’s Guide
Let Us Awake Meg NielsonFirst-Place Hymn
Cover: We build our lives piece by piece. When we choose the good and make the Savior central, the final result is pleasing. See “Pieces of Life,” p. 20. Cover photography: Derek Smith (inset), electronic composition by Scott Welty and Patric Gerber