New Era

October 1994

Volume 24, Number 10

Contents

• Special Issue: Awesome Australia

• The Message: Like Sand and Surf
  Elder Rulon G. Craven
  LDS youth play a major role in the Church’s growth in Australia.

• In Tune: The Armor of God

  Kate McSweeney

• To Do My Best
  An interview with Colin Robert Nilsen
  Here’s a look at missionary service through the eyes of a full-blooded aborigine.

• How I Know: The Perfect Truth
  Stephanie McLean
  Confused about school, the Church, and life in general, I turned to One who had the answers.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  I try to keep Church standards, but my friends give me a hard time. They say I’m unrealistic and old-fashioned. How should I handle this?

• Mormonad: Get Lost

• Awesome Aussies
  Meet some of the same terrific young Australian Latter-day Saints we met.

• Near to Eternity
  The most important building in Australia? It’s definitely the Sydney Temple.

• Fiction: Make Room for Me, Mate!
  Crystal Schneider
  Were they playing dirty, or were they my friends? Or both?

• Swim between the Flags
  Suzanne N. Owen
  To avoid sharks—or sin—the only safe place is within the standards.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Everyday Heroes: Pray for Her
  Richard M. Romney
  When a gang beat her up, it was the bullies Ava was most concerned about.

• Bushfire!
  Alan Wakeley
  Amidst terrible destruction, these young Latter-day Saints found peace and safety.

• Mormonisms

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Poem: My Heroes
  Joanne Bosse

• Photo of the Month
  Richard M. Romney

Cover: Alison Caballero, 15, St. Marys Ward, Sydney Hebersham Stake, poses with joey (a very common name among young kangaroos). Cover photography: Richard M. Romney (front), Jed Clark (back).