“Contents,” Ensign, Oct. 1986, 1 Ensign October 1986 Volume 16 Number 10 Contents Special Features First Presidency Message: Do Not DespairPresident Ezra Taft Benson Elder James E. Faust: Sharing His Love for the LordElder Wm. Grant Bangerter Nurturing the Less ActiveElder Carlos E. Asay “On His Shoulders, Rejoicing”Giles H. Florence, Jr. Understanding Scriptural SymbolsGerald N. Lund Australia Today: And Now the HarvestMichael Otterson Pioneering the Gospel in AustraliaMarjorie A. Newton Community Service: Reaching beyond Our CircleJan Underwood Pinborough Overcoming Adversity TogetherLarry K. Langlois Learning from the LordLisa Nicolaysen Regular Features Poetry: A Braided Rug to Grace an Earthen FloorOra Pate Stewart PortraitsAndy Upton: They Helped Him Build a TestimonyMargaret Lawson: Kununurra’s Solitary SaintBob Cowan: The Moment That Changed His Life Sharing Handbook for Families: Extending Family Relationships Mormon JournalA Matter of Sacrifice Mary K. LeedingThe Book That Would Not Burn Ervin LynnA Hard-Fought Lesson Sharon Bigelow I Have a QuestionThe language of the Book of Mormon John A. TvedtnesPrivate and public schools Stanley A. Peterson Random SamplerFamily SaladA Moving ExperienceEncouraging Words News of the Church On the cover: Photography by Four by Five Inc.; Sydney Temple photo by Michael M. McConkie. Inside front cover: Learning to Love the Scriptures, by Anne Marie Oborn, 24″ by 30″, oil, 1986. Inside back cover: Moses, the Law Giver, by Dee Jay Bawden, 18″ by 12″, bronze, 1984. Courtesy of Mrs. Lanel Peck.