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February 2005 Friend FEBRUARY•2005 A Prayer for Rylee Later, after everyone had left, we told Mom about our prayer and asked if she thought it had helped. She y sister Rylee is allergic to nuts. told us that it was probably the reason why Rylee was all MIf she eats any, they can make her right. I am grateful that Heavenly Father hears and stop breathing. One night we ate some answers prayers. salt water taffy, not knowing that some Mason Cate, age 4, with help from his family of the pieces had nuts in them. Rylee’s Layton, Utah mouth started burning. Mom gave her some medicine, but it didn’t help. Next, Rylee’s throat started to burn, and she couldn’t swallow. Then her Good and Warm chest started to burn. It soon became hard for her to breathe. y oldest brother is a Marine Dad was out of town, so he wasn’t around to give her M serving in Kuwait. I pray for him a blessing. Mom decided to call 911. The operator told in every prayer. My mom used to have her to stay on the phone until the paramedics arrived. to help me, but now I can pray for my My sisters Kelsey and Haley and I were really worried brother all by myself. I miss him so much, but when I about Rylee. We knelt on the kitchen floor and said a pray for him I feel good and warm. I feel that he will be prayer asking Heavenly Father not to let Rylee die. Soon all right and come home again. the paramedics arrived, but Rylee was already doing Austin Abaroa, age 4, with help from his family better. Mom was really surprised at her recovery. Gilbert, Arizona Choosing a Book ne day at school, a Ofriend and I were choosing a book to read together. The book my friend wanted to read was a ghost story. When we had read a few pages, I had an uneasy feeling because I remembered that my mom had told me not to read that book. My brother Ben had read it earlier, and it had bad things in it. After that we chose a different book. I was glad that the Holy Ghost had helped me remember. Laura Jossie, age 9 Wichita, Kansas ILLUSTRATED BY ELISE BLACK Volume 35 Number 2 Stories and Features February 2005 IFC Friends by Mail The First Presidency: Gordon B. Hinckley, 2 Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Be Not Afraid / President Gordon B. Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust The Quorum of the Twelve: Hinckley Boyd K. Packer, L.Tom Perry, Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, 4 Frankie, Child of God M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B.Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, 8 Friend to Friend: Trust in Others and Yourself / Elder Craig C. Christensen Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, David A. Bednar 14 Because My Teacher Loves Me Editor: Jay E. Jensen 16 Sharing Time: I Am a Child of God Advisers: Monte J. Brough, W. Rolfe Kerr 19 Special Witness: Getting to Know President Boyd K. Packer Managing Director: David Frischknecht 20 Words of Warning Planning and Editorial Director: Victor D. Cave 27 Making Friends: Reaching High / Alexis Petschow of Upland, California Graphics Director: Allan R. Loyborg 30 From the Life of President David O. McKay: A Well-Educated Man Magazines Editorial Director: Richard M. Romney 32 You Must Choose for Yourself Managing Editor: 35 Friends in the News Vivian Paulsen Editorial Staff: Collette Nebeker 36 Trying to Be Like Jesus Aune, Susan Barrett, Marvin K. Gardner, Jenifer L. Greenwood, 38 The Ugliest, Most Wonderful Car Carrie Kasten, Melvin Leavitt, Sally J. Odekirk, Julie Wardell, Kimberly Webb, Monica Weeks 42 Our Creative Friends Managing Art Director: 44 Looking on the Heart M. M. Kawasaki Art Director: Mark W. Robison 47 Classic Thoughts: A Sister’s Example Senior Designer: Brad Teare Production: Kerry Lynn C. Herrin IBC Guide to the Friend Marketing Manager: Larry Hiller Printing Director: For Little Friends Craig K. Sedgwick Distribution Director: 10 Leann’s Spirit Kris T. Christensen 12 “I Love You This Much” Card © 2004 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. The Friend (ISSN 12 Wintertime Snuggling 0009-4102) is published monthly by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 East North Temple Street, 13 Hidden Picture Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3220, USA. Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, and at additional mailing offices. Verse To subscribe: By phone: Call 1-800- 537-5971 to order using Visa, MasterCard, 7 Give a Gift Discover Card, or American Express. Online: Go to www.ldscatalog.com. By mail: Send $8 U.S. check or money Things to Make and Do order to Distribution Services, P.O. Box 26368, Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0368. 23 Funstuf See the Guide to To change address: Send old and new address information to Distribution 24 A Child of God the Friend (inside back Services at the above address. Please allow 60 days for changes to take effect. 26 Funstuf cover) for family home Submit manuscripts or art to: Friend, Room 2420, 50 East North 41 I Am My Heavenly Father’s Child Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150- evening ideas. 3220, USA. Unsolicited material is wel- come, but no responsibility is assumed. 48 Kitchen Krafts For return, include self-addressed, stamped envelope. E-mail: cur- [email protected]. Cover by Brad Teare The Friend can be found on the Internet HIDDEN CTR RING at www.lds.org. Click on Gospel Library. Text and visual material in the Friend In Swedish, may be copied for incidental, noncom- mercial Church or home use. Visual välj det rätta material may not be copied if restrictions are indicated in the credit line with the means “choose the artwork. Copyright questions should be addressed to Intellectual Property Office, right.” As you look for the 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150; e-mail: cor-intellectual [email protected]. Swedish CTR ring hidden in POSTMASTER: Send address changes to this issue, remember that Distribution Services, P.O. Box 26368, Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0368, USA. you are a child of God. Canada Post Information: Publication Agreement #40017431. A children’s magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Be Not Afraid BY PRESIDENT GORDON B. HINCKLEY love for that which she had found, she had am optimistic concerning the work of gone about enthusiastically telling others. the Lord. I realize, of course, that we During a period of only seven months since I are beset in the world with many tragic her baptism, she had referred 300 acquain- problems. I have been in areas where war tances to the missionaries. At one point, 60 rages and hate smolders in the hearts of had come into the Church. people. I have watched with alarm the Yes, this work requires sacrifice, it requires crumbling morals of our society. And yet I effort, it requires courage to speak out and am optimistic. I have a simple and solemn faith to try. As Paul wrote to Timothy: “God faith that right will triumph and that truth hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of When President will prevail. power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Hinckley left for a mission, his good When I left for a mission years ago, my “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the father handed him a good father handed me a card on which testimony of our Lord” (2 Timothy 1:7–8). card on which were were written five words: “Be not afraid, I wish that every member of this Church written five words: only believe” (Mark 5:36). would put those words where he might “Be not afraid, only I believe in the triumph of the gospel of see them every morning as he begins his believe.” Jesus Christ and the triumph of the Church day. They would give us the courage to and kingdom of God on the earth. The speak up; they would give us the faith to Lord declared that “this gospel of the king- try; they would strengthen our conviction dom shall be preached . for a witness of the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that unto all nations; and then shall the end more miracles would happen over the come” (Matthew 24:14). Can it possibly be earth. accomplished? I remember an insight that I know that God lives, that Jesus is the suggested how it can happen. Christ, that this is Their holy work. ● I met a woman in South America who From “Be Not Afraid, Only Believe,” Ensign, Feb. had just joined the Church. Fired by a great 1996, 2–5. 2 ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL T. MALM FRIEND FEBRUARY 2005 3 Frankie, Child of God BY KAY TIMPSON (Based on experiences of the author’s family) 4 ILLUSTRATED BY SHAUNA MOONEY KAWASAKI All of you are children of the most High (Psalm 82:6). onto the back seat of the van. Most of the foster families hifting and squirming in his chair, Frankie he had lived with drove vans. If he sat in the back, whispered to Clarissa, “These chairs are hard. everyone usually forgot he was there. Then no one SI’m bored.” asked him questions. Questions made him nervous Sister Peterson, the Primary teacher, asked, “What because he didn’t always know the answers. Then he did you say, Frankie?” felt—well, slow. The kids in the other places he had “Oh, nothing,” Frankie answered.
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