New Era

October 2002

Volume 32, Number 10

Contents

• Words of the Prophet: Forget Yourself and Go
  President Gordon B. Hinckley
  Out of a spirit of appreciation and gratitude and a sense of duty, each young man should choose to serve a mission.

• Taking My Own Advice
  Benjamin C. Tyau
  I was telling my friend how to get answers to her prayers, then I tried my own advice.

• Your Friend the Bishop
  Elder Henry B. Eyring
  When it’s time to meet in a one-on-one interview with your bishop, you won’t find someone scary, you’ll find a friend.

• What Great Brothers Do
  Matt Bennett
  My older brothers taught me what it takes to be a good athlete and a great man.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  One of the deacons in my quorum is so disruptive that it is nearly impossible to learn anything from the lessons or enjoy quorum activities. He never settles down. How can I help him?

• New Era Poster: Don’t Try Bending the Rules

• Sacrament Service
  Matthew Baker
  Taking the sacrament to hospital patients gives these young men new appreciation for this sacred ordinance.

• Freckles
  Amanda Thomas
  My older sister let me know she loved me by counting my freckles. I used her unselfish example in letting the children I was helping know I loved them.

• The Voice of His Servants
  The modern prophets give their testimonies of Jesus Christ as a witness to this dispensation.

• Of All Things

• Danger Ahead! Avoiding Pornography’s Trap
  Pornography is spiritually destructive. Here’s advice on how to avoid it and how to escape if you are hooked.

• Idea List: Home Improvement
  How can you do your part in making your family close and loving? Here are some suggestions.

• The Extra Smile

• What You Are Meant to Be
  Margaret D. Nadauld
  Even before this earth life, you were a son or daughter of God. He trusts you to perform a grand and glorious mission during our time here on earth.

• Someone’s Angel
  Benjamin Ireland
  She had prayed for help and comfort. Who knew that we would be her angels?

• Reader’s Guide

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Loving Still
  Holly Jo Weston

• Photo of the Month
  Lana Leishman

Cover: Taking the sacrament to members who are sick is a sacred priesthood duty. See “Sacrament Service” on p. 20. (Cover photography: front, Matthew Baker; back, Welden C. Andersen.)