New Era

August 2005

Volume 35, Number 8

Contents

• The Message: Your Right to Choose the Right
  Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
  If you have doubts or fears, invest the time and energy to find the answers.

• New Era Poster: Worth More Than Its Weight in Gold

• 599 Baptisms
  Wilson Arley Ocampo
  The Lord helped me find a way to have the temple work done for my ancestors.

• Articles of Faith: The Girl in the Mirror
  Name withheld
  The girl I saw in the mirror was living a double life, pretending to be righteous but choosing sin.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Pornography is ruining my life. But every time I try to quit looking at it, I fall again. What can I do?

• Chicken Bones
  April Anderson
  Just as my dog wanted chicken bones, I wanted something that was bad for me.

• Called 2 Serve
  Shanna Butler and Ryan Carr
  Missionaries also preach the gospel through service projects in their mission communities.

• Game Over
  Stephen F. Powell
  After playing violent video games, I found it hard to be nice or humble.

• The Place to Be
  Janet Thomas
  In Europe, institute is a great place to learn and to make friends.

• What’s Up?

• Time for Eternal Things
  Adam C. Olson
  Teens have learned to include the gospel in the fast pace of living in Hong Kong.

• Why We Ask People to Read the Book of Mormon
  Elder Jay E. Jensen
  A sincere seeker of truth needs to put Moroni’s promise to the test.

• Four Heavenly Helps
  Charles W. Dahlquist II
  You are in a war between good and evil, but the Lord has given you aids to assist in your battle.

• The Extra Smile

• What’s in It for You

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Remember
  William Brodegard

• Photo
  Christopher Jon Swenson

Cover: While planting flowers, full-time missionaries (from left) Sisters Katherine Christensen and Hannah Hicks and Elders Jamie Cairns and Adam Evans also plant gospel seeds. See “Called 2 Serve,” p. 20. Cover photography: Robert Casey (front) and PhotoDisc © 1998 (back)