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May 2003 New THE MAY 2003 COVER STORY: LEARNING TO LEAD, P. 28 PRIESTHOOD RESTORED, P. 10 CHOOSING WHAT TO WEAR, P. 44 The New Era Magazine Volume 33, Number 5 earning to May 2003 be a leader An official sets these monthly publication LL for youth of priests on the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints right path. See “Me, a Leader?” on p. 28. Editorial Offices: New Era, Room 2420 50 E. North Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3220 E-mail address: cur-editorial-newera @ldschurch.org Unsolicited manuscripts are welcomed, but no responsibility is assumed. For return, include self-addressed, stamped envelope. To Subscribe: Send $8.00 U.S. check or money order per year for the New Era to Distribution Services P. O. Box 26368 Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0368 Subscription helpline: 1-800-537-5971. Credit card orders (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) may be taken by phone. Cover: Jeff Pratt and Cameron Swain of Taylorsville, Utah, discov- ered leadership skills are something anyone can 4 24 build. See “Me, a Leader?” on p. 28. Cover photography: Larry Hiller (front) and Christina Smith (back) 2 C ONTENTS The First Presidency: Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust Quorum of the Twelve: Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Neal A. The Message: Me, a Leader? 28 Maxwell, Russell M. Nelson, Getting Where You Want to Go 4 Larry Hiller Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Elder Russell M. Nelson Priests in Taylorsville, Utah, spend Richard G. Scott, Robert D. In the Lord’s great love, He did not time learning leadership skills. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring leave us alone. He provided a Editor: guide—a spiritual road map. Miracles and Maoris 32 Dennis B. Neuenschwander Larry E. Morris Advisers: J. Kent Jolley, W. Rolfe Kerr, Stephen A. West Why Should I Go? 8 A great early missionary and future Managing Director: David Frischknecht Russell Tolley Giles Apostle, Matthew Cowley served and Editorial Director: The lyrics of this hymn were meant learned in New Zealand. Victor D. Cave Graphics Director: for me. Allan R. Loyborg Of All Things 36 Managing Editor: Power Restored 10 Richard M. Romney Assistant Managing Editors: The priesthood is like a great power Connecting with Heaven 38 Vivian Paulsen, source that can light all parts of your life. Elder John H. Groberg Marvin K. Gardner Editorial Staff: Purity of hand, heart, and mind will Collette Nebeker Aune, Arianne B. Cope, Susan Barrett, Minus One Rose 14 allow us to tap into the ultimate power Caroline Benzley, Ryan Carr, Alma J. Yates of the priesthood. Shanna Ghaznavi, Jenifer L. Greenwood, Carrie Kasten, His mother ended up with 11 roses. Melynn Minson, Sally J. Odekirk, One rose was missing for a good reason. Adam C. Olson, Roger Terry, No-Swear Zone 43 Janet Thomas Kristen Sucher Managing Art Director: Q&A: Swear words were off-limits in my car. M. M. Kawasaki Questions and Answers 16 Art Director: Scott Van Kampen Design and Production Staff: My Sunday School teacher told us we Dressed Up! 44 Fay P. Andrus, Brent Christison, should pay a fast offering. But my Nikki Miner Colleen Hinckley, Randall Pixton offering wouldn’t be enough to make Young women in Saratoga, California, Marketing Manager: Larry Hiller much of a difference. Do I really need pledge to dress modestly. Printing Director: Kay W. Briggs to pay a fast offering if I give so little? Distribution Director: Kris T Christensen The Extra Smile 47 © 2003 by Intellectual New Era Poster: Reserve, Inc. All rights Stay Out of Hot Water 19 Resource Guides 48 reserved. Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, and at additional mailing offices. The New Era (ISSN 0164-5285) The Maine Advantage 20 We’ve Got Mail 50 is published monthly by The Tiffany E. Lewis Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, 50 East North David Quinn of Yarmouth, Maine, Poem: Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT shows what’s good about a small branch. Two Years 51 84150-3225. William Brodegard To change address: Sixty days’ notice required. Include old Finding Jason 24 address as well as new. Arianne B. Cope Photo of the Month 51 POSTMASTER: Send address I went to Europe to find adventure. Brett Oberly changes to Distribution Services, Church Instead I found a potential convert. Magazines, P.O. Box 26368, Everything in the New Era may be copied Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0368 USA. Idea List: for incidental, noncommercial Church or home use unless otherwise indicated. Other Canada Post Information: Get Up, Get Going 27 Publication Agreement Here are some good ways to spend those uses require permission of the copyright #40017431. extra summer hours. owner. NEW ERA MAY 2003 3 T HE M ESSAGE Getting WHEREWHERE You Want to Go There are all sorts of paths out there. Are you on the right one? BY ELDER RUSSELL M. NELSON Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ecently Sister Nelson and I were Why we need guidance in Denmark during the The ultimate objective in RRcommemoration of the 150th our mortal journey has been anniversary of the Church in Scandinavia. revealed by our Creator, who said, “If you Between meetings, we took a few hours to keep my commandments and endure to the search for villages where two of my father’s end you shall have eternal life, which gift is grandparents were born. They were among the greatest of all the gifts of God” the early converts to the Church in (D&C 14:7). Denmark. His gift of eternal life is subject to Thanks to a good driver and a superb conditions established by Him (see D&C map, we found each town on our list and 130:21). Those conditions constitute a plan, obtained treasured information. During the or a spiritual road map. And when trouble entire journey, my hands were riveted to comes, guidance is needed most. In our that valuable map so essential to achieve journey in Denmark, we met an our goals. unexpected detour that led us astray. In In contrast, many people travel through order to get back on course, we life without good guidance, lacking stopped the car. We studied the knowledge of a desired destination or how map with great care. Then we to get there. But if rapt attention is paid to a made the necessary course road map for a day’s journey, isn’t it also correction. wise to pay attention to authoritative What if you are guidance on our journey through life? lost and have no 4 ILLUSTRATED BY STEVE KROPP NEW ERA MAY 2003 5 map? Suppose you are alone. You do not Maker of the map. God declared in the first know where you are. What can you do? You of His Ten Commandments, “Thou shalt call for help. You call home. Call the Church. have no other gods before me” (Exodus Pray. When connected with your help line, 20:3). Yet carnal man tends to let his loyalty you learn that you need to make a climb drift toward idols. here or a turn there to get back on course. We marvel at computers and the Internet Or you may have to go back to the that enable transmission of data with beginning in order to be certain that you remarkable speed. We are truly grateful for can get where you want to go. these electronic servants. But if we let them take over our time, pervert our potential, or Where we obtain guidance poison our minds with pornography, they We turn to Him who knows us best—our cease being servants and become instead n His great Creator. He allowed us to come to earth false gods. love, He did with freedom to choose our own course. In False gods can only lead to dead ends. IInot leave us His great love, He did not leave us alone. He We need to follow divine direction. The Lord alone. He provided provided a guide—a spiritual road map—to said, “Look unto me in every thought; doubt a guide—a spiritual help us achieve success in our journey. We not, fear not” (D&C 6:36). And the Psalmist road map—to help call that guide the standard works, so wrote, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, us achieve success named because they—the Holy Bible, the and a light unto my path” (Psalms 119:105). in our journey. Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Following such counsel demands not Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price— only conviction but conversion and often constitute the standard by which we should repentance. That would please the Lord, live. They serve as a standard of reference, who said, “Repent, and turn yourselves from as are standards of time, weights, and your idols; and turn . from all your measures that are kept in national bureaus abominations” (Ezekiel 14:6). of standards. In your journey through life, you meet To reach our objective of eternal life, we many obstacles and make some mistakes. need to follow teachings in the standard Scriptural guidance helps you recognize works and other revelations received from error and make the necessary correction. prophets of God (see D&C 1:38). Our loving You stop going in the wrong direction. You Lord foresaw our need for guidance: “For carefully study the scriptural road map. strait is the gate,” He said, “and narrow the Then you proceed with repentance and way that leadeth unto the exaltation and restitution required to get on the “strait and continuation of the lives, and few there be narrow path which leads to eternal life” that find it” (D&C 132:22).
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