New Era

October 2003

Volume 33, Number 10

Contents

• The Message: How Do I Love Thee?
  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
  True love blooms when we care more about another person than ourselves.

• How I Know: Time to Testify
  Clayton London
  The answer to my prayers came as I simply bore my testimony.

• We Are Daughters of Our Heavenly Father, Who Loves Us
  Susan W. Tanner
  When sorrows come, how will you know that Heavenly Father loves you?

• Idea List: Smooth Sailing Home
  The journey is to your heavenly home. Here are some suggestions on making sure you’ll get to your destination.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  How can I best prepare to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood?

• New Era Poster: Spread Thin?

• Smiling in Memphis
  Arianne B. Cope
  Knowing the answers to tough questions keeps Memphis youth smiling.

• That Book
  Suwit Saisam-ang
  When I picked up that book with the blue cover, it made all the difference.

• The Story of a Lifetime
  Caroline H. Benzley
  January Winterton’s efforts kept her grandmother’s memories safe.

• Staying Power
  Elder H. Ross Workman
  Going on a mission was a choice between what I wanted to do and what the Lord wanted me to do.

• In Crowd? Out Crowd? Right Crowd!
  Lori Anne Ries
  More than anything, I wanted to be popular. But the price was too high.

• The Extra Smile

• Gospel Classics: The Faces of Pride
  President Ezra Taft Benson
  Pride is a damning sin in the true sense of that word. It limits or stops progression.

• Getting the Point
  Taylor Woodruff
  Earning points meant working fast, but when we slowed down to give real service, we became the real winners.

• What’s in It for You

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Sun Kisses
  Kristine Anne Keele

• Photo of the Month
  Jim Harris

Cover: Standing up for what he believes is part of everyday life for Jonathan Stambaugh. See “Smiling in Memphis” on p. 20. Cover photography: Shanna Ghaznavi (front) and © 1993 PhotoDisc (back)