New Era

August 2006

Volume 36, Number 8

Contents

• The Message: The Two Great Lights
  Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
  These two lights—loving the Lord and loving our neighbor—are essential to what we need to accomplish in life.

• Idea List: Pray with Power

• Surfing the No-Swim Zone
  Greg Burgoyne
  I ignored the flags and was soon being forced onto dangerous rocks.

• Taking Credit!
  Danielle Nye Poulter
  Being wise about money takes planning, starting in your teen years.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers

• New Era Poster: Going Nowhere?

• Making Progress Personal in Panama
  Adam C. Olson
  Young women learn about setting goals by participating in Personal Progress.

• Duty to God: Building Spiritual Strongholds
  Adam C. Olson
  Young men find ways to strengthen their commitment to the gospel.

• Shot Down!
  Elder Robert C. Oaks
  I ejected from my burning aircraft, but was I tumbling to serious injury or death?

• Line upon Line

• On a Russian Train
  AmyLyn Woolley Reynolds
  Spreading the gospel was as simple as a conversation on a train.

• To the Point

• The Sunday We Fought the Fire
  Scott B. Jensen
  A farm was in flames. Should we stay in church or go help fight the fire?

• Extra Smile

• What’s Up?

• Why Date?
  Matthew and Janine Clarke
  Hanging out or dating? Which to choose?

• Instant Messages

• What’s in It for You

• We’ve Got Mail

• Poem: Time
  Carina Schwartz

• Photo
  Elizabeth Taylor

Cover: Andrea Navas finds satisfaction in working toward her Personal Progress award. See “Making Progress Personal in Panama” on p. 18. Cover photography: Adam C. Olson (front and back)