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A UGUST 2002 Tornado! had a feeling. I I asked my father to say a prayer that a tornado would Violets and not hit our house. He said, “Don’t worry—tornados never an Apology come to this area.” ast summer, I I kept asking him, and finally, was playing on with my mother, we prayed and L the sidewalk asked Heavenly Father to make when a neighbor boy sure that a tornado would not hit was teasing a good our house. friend of mine. At first, Tw o days later, while we were at I didn’t say anything. After a while, I church, a tornado touched down very close started to tease my friend, too, and to our house. After church, we drove by my I hurt her feelings. I knew what I school and saw trees had been torn down. Heav- had done was very wrong. enly Father heard our prayer. I am grateful for I went home and talked to my prayer. mom. She helped me clean up Caitlin Kingi, age 5 and fix my hair. Then I got Berkeley Heights, New Jersey dressed in my Sunday clothes and picked some violets from our flower garden. We went to Friend Fan my friend’s house, and I gave her really like the Friend. I espe- the flowers and told her I was cially like the activities and all very sorry. I the different stories. I look I felt much better after I forward to getting it every month. apologized, and I smiled all the My favorite article I have read is way home. “Pray Always,” in the July 2001 Austin Hamon-Poulsen, age 6 issue. My favorite activity is hidden pictures. Hillspring, Alberta, Canada They are challenging, and my sisters bug me if I get to it before they do, so they like it, too. Thanks so much for making the Friend enjoyable. Dane Layton, age 11 Centerville, Utah Volume 32 Number 8 August 2002 The First Presidency A children’s magazine published by Gordon B. Hinckley Thomas S. Monson The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints James E. Faust The Council of the Twelve Boyd K. Packer L. Tom Perry David B. Haight Neal A. Maxwell Russell M. Nelson Stories and Features Dallin H. Oaks M. Russell Ballard Joseph B. Wirthlin IFC Childviews Richard G. Scott Robert D. Hales Jeffrey R. Holland 2 Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice; “As a Little Child” / President Thomas Henry B. Eyring Editor S. Monson Dennis B. Neuenschwander Advisers 4 Grandma’s Doll J. Kent Jolley W. R olfe Kerr Stephen A. West 7 Special Witness: To Save Our Ancestors / Elder David B. Haight Curriculum Department Administrators 8Friend to Friend: The Witness of the Holy Ghost / Elder Robert S. Wood Managing Director Ronald L. Knighton 10 New Testament Stories: The Pharisee and the Publican; Jesus Blesses the Planning and Editorial Director Richard M. Romney Children Graphics Director Allan R. 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All materials may be copied for 48 Funstuf ness, “Grandma’s Doll,” “Ser- incidental, noncommercial church or home use unless identified with a © vice Through Temple Work,” and the copyright holder’s name. Other uses require permission of the and Sharing Time in this copyright owner. Cover by Paul Mann issue. See how many times you can find it. Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord (Psalm 127:3). “As“As aa LittleLittle Child”Child” President Thomas S. Monson loves chil- “Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not re- dren. He has called on grown-ups every- ceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall where to follow the example of Jesus not enter therein. Christ by always treating children with “And he took them up in his arms, put his love and respect. hands upon them, and blessed them.” (Mark 10:14–16.) uringuring the Galilean ministry of our Lord What a magnificent pattern for us to follow. andthe Savior, the disciples came unto Him, Several years ago, I received a letter from a saying:Galilea “Who is the woman who . was ever so DgreatestDn min in the kingdom of anxious for her husband, heaven? who as yet was not a mem- “And Jesus called a little ber of the Church, to share child unto him, and set him the joy she felt. in the midst of them, She wrote of a trip which “And said, Verily I say un- she, her husband, and their to you, Except ye be con- three sons made from the verted, and become as little family home to Grandmoth- children, ye shall not enter er’s home in Idaho. While into the kingdom of heaven. driving through Salt Lake “Whosoever therefore City, they were attracted by shall humble himself as this the message which appeared little child, the same is on a billboard. The message greatest in the kingdom of invited them to visit Temple heaven. Square. Bob, [her] husband, “And whoso shall receive made the suggestion that a one such little child in my visit would be pleasant. The name receiveth me.” family entered the visitors’ (Matthew 18:1–5.) . center, and Father took two [On another occasion,] sons up a ramp that one when the disciples of Jesus called “the ramp to heaven.” attempted to [stop] the children from approach- Mother and three-year-old Tyler were a bit behind ing the Lord, He declared: the others, they having paused to appreciate the “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and beautiful paintings which adorned the walls. As forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of they walked toward the magnificent sculpture of God. Thorvaldsen’s Christus, tiny Tyler bolted from his 2 THE FRIEND SCULPTURE BY ALDO REBECHI / JESUS AND THE CHILDREN BY WILLIAM MARGETSON mother and ran spoke movingly to the base of to the vast multi- the Christus, tude of men, while exclaim- women, and ing, “It’s Jesus! children. Then, It’s Jesus!” As responding to Mother attempted their faith and the to restrain her desire that He son, Tyler looked tarry longer, back toward her He invited them and his father and to bring to Him said, “Don’t their lame, their worry. He likes blind, and their children.” . sick, that He As I read this might heal them. account, I With joy they ac- thought of the cepted His invita- statement from tion. The record the book of Isa- reveals that “he iah: “And a little did heal them child shall lead every one” (3 them” (Isaiah Nephi 17:9). 11:6). Concluding The words of this magnificent a Primary hymn event, Jesus express the feel- “wept, . and ings of a child’s he took their lit- heart: tle children, one Tell me the by one, and stories of blessed them, Jesus I love and prayed unto to hear, the Father for Things I would them.