New Era

April 2006

Volume 36, Number 4

Contents

• The Message: Because We Have Them before Our Eyes
  Elder David A. Bednar
  The scriptures are vitally important as we strive to come unto Christ.

• The Perfect Comeback
  Richard D. Hawks
  The boy who was offended last week became the one to reach out.

• Fighting to Find the Truth
  Don L. Searle
  Artur Tomaszewski, the national jujitsu champion of Poland, is now called elder.

• My Scripture Secret
  Melissa Domeyer Aina
  I had no idea reading the scriptures could bring so many blessings.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  Kids at school are always harassing and making fun of me because they know I’m a member of the Church. What’s the best way to deal with it?

• New Era Poster: Death, Where Is Thy Victory?

• A Plan for Adam
  Kimberly Cone
  It seemed unlikely that one of the cool guys at school would join the Church.

• In Tune: When the Holy Spirit Speaks

• His Final Days
  The final week of the Savior’s mortal ministry was a time of intense suffering and eternal triumph.

• Peace at Home
  Name Withheld
  How to talk peacefully with a family member who believes differently.

• What’s Up?

• Articles of Faith: What Abraham’s Covenant Means to You
  Shanna Butler
  What does it mean to be a child of the covenant?

• The Source
  William Kim Rawlinson
  Finding water that eternally quenches our spiritual thirst.

• It’s a Twin Thing
  Janet Thomas
  The Ruesch brothers from North Carolina found that the best person to turn to for support was each other.

• My Battle with Anorexia
  Katie May Hess
  I felt hopeless and broken until I turned to the Savior for help.

• The Extra Smile

• What’s in It for You

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Water
  Sally Hunter Myler

• Photo
  Lane V. Erickson

Front cover: “Not My Will, But Thine, Be Done,” by Harry Anderson. See “His Final Days” on p. 22.

Inside front cover: The Last Supper, by Simon Dewey.

Back cover: “Garden of Gethsemane, Israel,” by Richard Cleave.