New Era

July 2002

Volume 32, Number 7

Contents

• The Message: Ten Things to Know Before You Go
  President James E. Faust
  Before you head out on a mission, there are some things you should know.

• Idea List: More Than Silence
  Reverence is more than not making noise. Here are some ideas from young women in Merced, California, on how to show reverence in our thoughts and behavior.

• Watch Out!
  Elder Adelson Parrella
  If we don’t constantly pay attention to the words of the prophets, we become desensitized, and we don’t recognize the dangers of the world.

• Be Clean
  Caroline H. Benzley
  What are you doing to follow the prophet’s counsel to be clean? Find out what other teens have done and what they have learned from doing it.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Every time I ask my friend a tough question, he answers by saying I need to pray about it. He says he receives immediate answers to his prayers, but it just doesn’t work for me. What am I doing wrong?

• New Era Poster: Search and Rescue

• Walking in Remembrance
  Caroline H. Benzley
  Why would teens choose to give up the comforts of home and walk as far as 30 miles under the hot Wyoming sun?

• Service with a Twist
  Aaron J. Tolson
  These teens in Oklahoma wouldn’t let a tornado stand in their way.

• Tonga: True to the Faith
  Janet Thomas
  The youth in Tonga get a lot of support from other Church members. But they still must do the studying and praying to gain their own testimonies.

• Mirror Image
  Julie K. Kennard
  I knew the Lord didn’t care what size dress I wore. He cared that I was clean and worthy.

• The Extra Smile

• A Question of Time
  Elder F. Burton Howard
  Does TV prevent you from doing things that you should do? If it does, do you think it’s really your friend?

• Of All Things

• Speaking of Miracles
  Shallin Duncan
  I knew I wasn’t much of a translator. But with the Spirit, I was able to help my Venezuelan friend in the temple.

• New Era Classic: Of the Most Worth
  President Ezra Taft Benson
  Missionaries are engaged in the greatest work in all the world—saving the souls of our Father in Heaven’s children.

• Reader’s Guide

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Taste Summer
  Callie Taggart

• Photo of the Month
  Niel Hayes

Cover: This young woman from Westminster, Colorado, got a taste of what it was like to be a pioneer at Martin’s Cove. See “Walking in Remembrance” on p. 20. Cover photography: Caroline H. Benzley (front), Eleanor S. Carter (back).