New Era

April 2002

Volume 32, Number 4

Contents

• The Message: To Be Healed
  Elder Richard G. Scott
  You are not alone. Have faith in the Lord. Be willing to trust His promises given through His prophets and in His scriptures.

• Noticing Sarah
  Alison Tanner
  My friend showed me that being a friend means paying attention to others.

• Flowers of Mercy
  Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander
  When tragedy strikes, feeling sympathy for those affected is one way to allow the love of our Savior to enter our lives.

• Everyone But Me
  Patricia Reece Roper
  Why did I get left out? I was the only one not going to the prom. How could anything good come of this?

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Some people say I’m dating before 16. My friend and I don’t date yet. We just hang out after school until my mom comes home from work. We are together a lot, but we don’t date. Isn’t this okay?

• New Era Poster: When the Son Arose

• A New Tradition
  Shanna Ghaznavi
  The teens in a Hmong branch in Minnesota are establishing new traditions as they honor both their parents and their religion.

• Prayer for a Thief
  Tiffany Koch
  I faced a man with a knife, but I ended up wishing that he could find happiness.

• Decide to Decide
  Elder Ralph W. Hardy Jr.
  Writing a list of simple decisions seems easy, but it can change your life.

• Rising Above the Blues
  Shanna Ghaznavi
  Feelings of depression don’t always go away because you want them to. Sometimes you need help. Here’s where to start.

• The Extra Smile

• Be Prayerful
  Caroline H. Benzley
  The prophet encouraged teens to use prayer as a guide in their lives. These teens tried out his advice with great results.

• Of All Things

• Reach Out and Climb!
  Elder Dallin H. Oaks
  Sooner or later we all stand at the foot of cliffs we think we cannot scale. But nothing is impossible with the Lord.

• Becoming Beautiful
  Kersten Campbell
  My life was anything but beautiful until I found the gospel which led me to the temple. Then I understood what beauty is.

• Reader’s Guide

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Lightning
  Lily Berry

• Photo of the Month
  Lane V. Erickson

Cover: The Savior’s life is an example to us of how we should show sympathy to those who suffer. See “Flowers of Mercy,” on p. 10. (Painting by Heinrich Hofmann and photography © 1988 PhotoSpin [front], George Edward Anderson [back]).