What’s Up?

January 2013

Contents
Hear the Voice of God
Henry B. Eyring
Blessings of Prayer
2013 Mutual Theme
- Standing on Higher Ground
  David L. Beck
- Holy Places in Your Life
  Elaine S. Dalton
Doctrine and Covenants 87:8
Mormonad: Stand in Holy Places
A Flat Tire and a Gallon of Milk
Carson Mitton
What Agung Learned from Badminton
Adam C. Olson
Questions and Answers
What If I Hadn’t Been Kind?
Katie Doty
Education
Craig A. Cardon
Keep Practicing
Willis Jensen
Staying in Balance
Mindy Raye Friedman
Getting to Know Lorenzo Snow
Christopher D. Fosse
Youth Spotlight: Finding Ways to Serve
Lori Fuller
Learning about the Godhead
Brittany Beattie
How to Never Have a Boring Church Class Ever Again
Ted Barnes
Branching Out to Strengthen Home and Family
Jennifer Jarrett and Sarah Black
The Book of Mormon—Share It
Juan A. Uceda
Meeting the Challenge
Oscar Moroni Zelaya
Personal Best
DeeAnn B. Haroldsen
Seeing the Good in Kylie
Karinne Stacey
The Extra Smile
What’s Up?
- Christmas Break Reading
- We’ve Got Mail
Instant Messages
How to Live the Word of Wisdom
Boyd K. Packer
Little Lucky Moments
Annalise Kunzelman

What’s Up?

January 2013

“What’s Up?” New Era, Jan. 2013, 44–45

What’s Up?

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sudoku puzzle solution

What We Really Think of Youth

“I am impressed that today’s youth have deep desires to serve and bless others—to make a difference in this world. They also crave the joy that their service brings.”

Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service,” Ensign, May 2012, 36.

Quote from Conference

“In this turbulent environment, we rejoice in being disciples of Jesus Christ.”

Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “What Thinks Christ of Me?” Ensign, May 2012, 111.

This Month in History

January 5, 1841: The Prophet Joseph Smith establishes the Nauvoo Lyceum, a religious school that functioned as a sort of early Missionary Training Center.

My Favorite Scripture

D&C 121:33: “How long can rolling waters remain impure? What power shall stay the heavens? As well might man stretch forth his puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn it up stream, as to hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge from heaven upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints.”

I read this every time I need strength from God. It helps me realize and understand His power, and it makes my fear of the evils of the world disappear.

Lillian S., 17, Florida, USA

Tell us about your favorite scripture in a paragraph or two. Send it to us, along with a photo, by going to newera.lds.org and clicking “Submit Material.”

Photograph courtesy of Lillian S.

5 Group Snow-Date Ideas

Snow painting. Fill up spray bottles with water tinted by food coloring, and use a snowbank as your canvas.
A snow-sculpting contest, way beyond snowmen. (Think gigantic spiders or life-size superheroes.)
Build a snow castle, sandcastle-style. Use pots, cups, and buckets for molds.
Go bowling. Pack down a stretch of snow as an alley, and then use a basketball and empty two-liter bottles for pins.
Hold a blindfolded snowball/dodgeball contest. Once you’re hit, you’re out.

Mutual Theme Sudoku: Doctrine and Covenants 87:8

The objective of a regular Sudoku is to fill the 9×9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only one time. For this puzzle, instead of numbers, use the scripture reference and the eight words in bold to complete the puzzle.

Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen.

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sudoku puzzle

	D&C 87:8	holy		ye		places	in
			places		holy		not
	not						be
	stand	D&C 87:8	be			holy		in
			D&C 87:8		ye			not
	places	be		in				D&C 87:8
					not		D&C 87:8	stand
holy	in		stand	be			ye
D&C 87:8							holy

Find the solution at lds.org/go/13E

By the Numbers

98%

Percentage of people in an email survey who said they like or really like the Mormonad in the New Era.

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