New Era

June 2001

Volume 31, Number 6

Keeping high standards is part of living a gospel-centered life. In this special issue of the New Era, we’ve chosen articles to help you understand and live Church standards. As you read, we hope you are inspired to continue following the words of the Lord given through His latter-day prophets. And in your journey, we hope you can stand as a witness and be a standard-bearer to the world.

Contents

• The Message: Making a Mighty Change
  Elder Marlin K. Jensen
  The Lord’s standards will be easier to live when you make them your own.

• Man of My Dreams
  Lara Bangerter
  I hoped and prayed that he would give me another chance, but thankfully my prayers were not answered the way I hoped.

• Mixed Signals
  Some useful ideas for dealing with music, the Internet, video games, movies, and television.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I know kids who break the commandments because they say they can repent later. I don’t see that I’m any better off. What am I doing wrong?

• New Era Poster: Put It On

• Set in Stone
  Janet Thomas
  Teens in the Wasilla Alaska Stake work to keep a solemn promise to be worthy to enter the temple.

• Passing It By
  Name Withheld
  Not taking the sacrament is hard. I never want to be unworthy again.

• High Fashion
  Lisa M. G. Crockett
  Dressing modestly is the goal of the Slidell Louisiana Stake youth, and a fashion show demonstrated how.

• Idea List: Stay Safe
  These sensible tips can keep you out of trouble.

• The Extra Smile

• Speaking of Kissing
  Bruce Monson
  I tried to kiss a girl who didn’t want to be kissed—and learned a life-changing lesson.

• My New Beginning
  Name Withheld
  Popularity came with a price, and it was too high.

• Of All Things

• Fiction: A Day in the Life of a Superstar
  Jack Weyland
  She had never met a guy who didn’t demand a price for his friendship—until now.

• Is Your Talk Cheap?
  Elder Robert S. Wood
  What we say and how we say it reveal our true self and really affect those around us.

• Reader’s Guide

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Perfection
  Wendy J. Allen

• Photo of the Month
  Lane V. Erickson

Cover: Set lofty goals and rise up to meet them. See “Making a Mighty Change,” p. 4. Cover photography: John Luke (front), © Copyright 1997 PhotoDisc, Inc. (back).