“Contents,” New Era, Dec. 1971 New Era December 1971 Volume 1, Number 12 Contents Departments Feedback The Message: The Greatest of GiftsElder Mark E. Petersen Mormonisms FYI: For Your Information The Spoken Word Elder Richard L. Evans“… words as hard as cannon balls” A Puzzlement Q&A: Questions and AnswersLowell G. TensmeyerWilliam R. SiddowayWilliam Rolfe KerrMax W. CranerFrank M. Bradshaw Talk of the Month: Standards of Dress and GroomingDallin H. Oaks Policies and Procedures A Christmas GreetingPhillips Brooks Feature Articles Combat ChristmasRoger M. McLaughlin What Think Ye of Christ? Traditions That Brighten the Christian World ’Tis the Season to Be JollyElaine Cannon Create Christmas Gifts That Make Giving More Fun than Receiving Journey to JerusalemJeffrey Swinton Climbing Mexico’s Awesome OrizabaHolly Smith In Memory: Elder Richard L. Evans, Apostle of the Lord Jesus ChristJay M. Todd Conference ReportElder Richard L. EvansDr. James O. Mason Stick-Pulling: Newly Revived Game of the 1840sDon Oscarson Fiction The Heart of the Two-Mile GameJerry Emerson Loomis Cover photo by Don O. Thorpe