New Era

November 1994

Volume 24, Number 11

Contents

• The Message: CTR
  Elder L. Tom Perry
  Three letters represent three simple words with profound meaning.

• Dying on the Dunes
  Barry Hoch
  I was lost and seriously ill when the Spirit guided help to me just in time.

• The 20-Day Challenge
  Wendy Fisher
  Want to keep a journal successfully? Here’s what I did.

• Kick That Fear Away
  Ryan Nielsen
  From football field to mission field, preparation is the way to beat fear.

• Q&A: Questions and Answers
  My nonmember dad plans family activities on Sunday. I want to go to church and keep the Sabbath day holy, but I love my family and want to be with them. What should I do?

• Mormonad: Joy Ride

• Cool Running
  Lara Mayo Bangerter
  Being LDS helps members of a top cross-country team run their lives even better.

• Scripture Lifeline: Wai Not
  Tina Hannan
  On my own in Thailand, I found real help and guidance in the scriptures.

• Girl’s Best Friend
  Lisa A. Johnson
  Idaho’s Tawnya Cazier has learned how to handle tough sledding.

• FYI: For Your Info

• Young Women—Then and Now
  Janet Thomas and Lisa A. Johnson
  Look what’s happened to the Young Women in 125 years.

• Fiction: Foreign Exchange
  Charles Davis
  When Stevo arrived, he completely disrupted my life—thank goodness!

• In Tune: Make a Joyful Noise

  Anna Morgan

• Feedback
  Letters to the editors

• Mormonisms

Cover: Tawnya Cazier’s friends have a lot of pull with her. Together, they’ve become quite a team. See “Girl’s Best Friend,” p. 28. Cover photography: Lisa A. Johnson (front), John Luke (back).