New Era

November 2000

Volume 30, Number 11

Contents

• The Message: You’ll Grow into It
  Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
  The Lord is ready to help you as you grow into the men and women you are to become.

• Winning My War
  Trisha Swanson Dayton
  I was in the fight of my life. And the Book of Mormon helped me win.

• Scripture Power: I Will Not Forget Thee

• Scripture Lifeline: Extra Helping
  Chace Randall
  It was just dinner, but learning how to serve helped me most of all.

• We Are Women of God
  Sheri L. Dew
  Are we so focused on pursuing the so-called good life that we lose sight of eternal life?

• Idea List: The Do’s of Dating
  Do have fun. Do choose good friends. Do get good advice. Do be yourself.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I’m stressed out all the time. Between my studies, responsibilities at home, and responsibilities in my ward, I feel like I never have enough time to get things done. How can I feel more peaceful?

• Mormonad: Trash Talk

• Projecting Values
  Jane H. Forsgren
  Value projects help young women fashion goals that will truly improve their lives.

• Ashamed to Meet a Prophet
  Kimberly Wright
  Their choice of what to wear made them embarrassed to meet a prophet.

• In Memory Of
  Lisa M. G. Crockett
  A seminary class in Welland, Ontario, found a way to honor their teacher.

• Unlikely Pair
  Jennifer Cheesman
  I couldn’t give anyone a new life, but I could give them one small act of service.

• Mormonisms

• We Have One! We Have One!
  Wendi Wixom Taylor
  I practically shouted with joy when my friend told me what the world needs.

• Of All Things

• Fiction: The Day the Ward Split
  Jack Weyland
  We missed our old friends and our old bishops. The new ward could never be as good. Or could it?

• The Thirty-Dollar Wedding Dress
  Gale Sears
  No fabulous dress or big reception, but I had the best wedding imaginable.

• Two-Hundred-Year Wait
  Anena Gardner
  Nothing could be better than giving my great-great-great grandmother a gift.

• Resource Guides
  To supplement lessons in Young Women and Young Men manuals for 2001.

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Autumn Afternoon
  D. Marisa Black

• Photo of the Month
  Catherine Clark

Cover: Brittany Lindsay, with other girls in the Salt Lake Stake, held a fashion show and, with help from mothers and leaders, made their own prom dresses. See “Projecting Values,” p. 20. Cover photography: Jed Clark (front), © PhotoDisc (back).