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August 2003 Friend A UGUST• 2003 PHOTOS © DIGITAL STOCK © DIGITAL PHOTOS I Am Taught the Gospel girl in my class at school A said that she had to follow her family and get her belly button pierced. A boy in my class said that he was going to get his ear, nose, and tongue pierced. I know the prophet told us not to do things like that. My mom said that I am blessed because I am taught the gospel. I think so, too. Emma Allen, age 8 Calgary, Alberta, Canada My Prayer Baby Goal Sister ast year, I decided to make prayed for two La goal of saying my prayers I years for a baby every night. For a couple of sister. I was the only nights, it was hard to remem- child in my family. ber to do it. Then I decided One morning, Mom that I needed help to remem- had to go to the ber to say my prayers. So I prayed to Heavenly Father hospital because of pains in her side. Later that day, when and told Him about my goal. I asked if He would help we went to pick her up, she handed us a picture. She was me remember to do it each night. And it worked! If I going to have a baby. I was so excited that I screamed forgot and got into bed without praying, I felt like with happiness. My daddy cried, and Mom hugged us. something was wrong or something was missing. The My mom was sure that the baby would be a boy, but Holy Ghost helped me every night to reach my goal. when she had another ultrasound, the lady at the My mom and dad were surprised and happy to find out hospital said, “It’s a girl.” My mom was shocked. I about what I had accomplished. We had a family home wasn’t. Heavenly Father told me through the Holy evening about goals, and now everyone in my family is Ghost that I would have a sister. I love my sister. working on something! I have a lot of faith. I know Heavenly Father hears Jackson Barney, age 9 my prayers. Orem, Utah Mariah Hamilton, age 7, with her baby sister, Lydie Cross City, Florida ILLUSTRATED BY BRAD TEARE Volume 33 Number 8 Stories and Features August 2003 IFC Childviews The First Presidency: Gordon B. Hinckley, 2 Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Faith Lights the Way / President Gordon B. Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust The Quorum of the Twelve: Hinckley Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, Neal A. Maxwell, 4 Change of Heart Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. 8Friend to Friend: Be Kind / Elder Robert C. Oaks Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. 10 New Testament Stories: Simon and the Priesthood; Peter Brings Tabitha Back Eyring Editor: Dennis B. to Life Neuenschwander Advisers: Monte J. Brough, J. Kent 14 Primary Then and Now Jolley, W. Rolfe Kerr, Stephen A. West Managing Director: David 16 Why I Like Primary . Frischknecht Editorial Director: Victor D. Cave 22 Friends in the News Graphics Director: Allan R. 24 I Can Pray to Heavenly Father Anytime, Anywhere / Sydney S. Reynolds Loyborg Managing Editor: Richard M. 27 Making Friends: Tam Hoi Hoon of Hong Kong Romney Assistant Managing Editors: 30 Treehouse Vivian Paulsen, Marvin K. Gardner Editorial Staff: Collette Nebeker 34 Poster Article: Taking the Sacrament Aune, Susan Barrett, Jenifer L. Greenwood, Carrie Kasten, Melvin 36 Our Creative Friends Leavitt, Sally J. Odekirk, Julie Wardell, Kimberly Webb, Monica 38 Broken Taillight Weeks Managing Art Director: M.M. 41 Special Witness: The Atonement / Elder Neal A. Maxwell Kawasaki Art Director: Scott Van Kampen 42 Trying to Be Like Jesus Design and Production Staff: Kerry Lynn C. Herrin, Mark W. 44 From the Life of President John Taylor: Defender of the Faith Robison, Brad Teare Marketing Manager: Larry Hiller 46 Sharing Time: Example of the Believers Printing Director: Craig K. IBC Guide to the Friend Sedgwick Distribution Director: Kris T. Christensen For Little Friends © 2003 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. 18 Katie’s Peaches All rights reserved. The Friend (ISSN 0009-4102) is published monthly by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 19 Ladybug Snack Saints, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3220, USA. 20 A Sign Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, and at additional mailing offices. 21 Things That Go To subscribe: Send $8 U.S. check or money order to Distribution Services, P. O. Box 26368, Salt Lake City, UT Verse 84126-0368. Credit card orders (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) may be taken by phone. Subscription helpline: 33 Sidewalk Chalk 1-800-537-5971. To change address: Sixty days’ notice is required. Include old address as well as Things to Make and Do new. 17 Funstuf Submit manuscripts or art to: See page 21. Friend, Room 2420, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150- 23 Funstuf 3220, USA. Unsolicited material is wel- come, but no responsibility is assumed. For return, include self-addressed, Cover photo by John Luke. Cover note: Zion’s Boy and Zion’s stamped envelope. E-mail: cur-editorial- HIDDEN CTR RING [email protected]. Girl patches were used in the Primary from 1928 to 1948. One way to honor The Friend can be found on the Internet at www.lds.org. Click on Gospel Library. Heavenly Father and Everything in the Friend may be copied for incidental, noncommercial Church Jesus Christ is to or home use unless otherwise indicated. Other uses require permission of the copyright owner. always use Their names POSTMASTER: Send address changes to reverently. As you look for Distribution Services, P.O. Box 26368, Salt Lake City, UT 84126-0368 USA. the picture of a CTR ring Canada Post Information: Publication Agreement #40017431. hidden in this issue of the Friend, resolve to do this A children’s magazine published by no matter what those The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around you are doing. Faith Lights the Way BY PRESIDENT GORDON B. HINCKLEY s each man or woman walks the distance of 400 or 500 yards (350 to 450 m). way of life there may come dark sea- The engineer saw only that distance, and A sons of doubt, of discouragement, that was enough, because it was constantly of disillusionment. A few see ahead by the before him all through the night into the light of faith, but many stumble along in dawn of the new day. the darkness and even become lost. The Lord has spoken of this process. He As a young man, My call to you is a call to faith, that faith said: “That which doth not edify [teach] is President Gordon B. Hinckley rode which “is the substance of things hoped not of God, and is darkness. trains that hurtled for, the evidence of things not seen” “That which is of God is light; and he through narrow (Hebrews 11:1), as Paul described it. that receiveth light, and continueth in mountain passes at Long ago I worked for one of the rail- God, receiveth more light; and that light night. It helped him roads whose tracks threaded the passes groweth brighter and brighter until the understand how the through these western mountains. I fre- perfect day” (D&C 50:23–24). light of faith can quently rode the trains. It was in the days And so it is with our eternal journey. guide us through dark times of when there were steam locomotives. We take one step at a time. In doing so we discouragement. Those great monsters of the rails were reach toward the unknown, but faith lights huge and fast and dangerous. I often won- the way. If we will cultivate that faith, dered how the engineer dared the long we shall never walk in darkness. ● journey through the night. Then I came to From an April 2002 general conference address. realize that it was not one long journey, but rather a constant continuation of a short journey. The engine had a powerful headlight that made bright the way for a ILLUSTRATED BY SAM LAWLOR 2 ChangeChange ofof HeHeartart BY DENISE PAGE (Based on the history of the author’s great-grandmother and the with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will autobiography of Richard Isaac Mills Sr., the Isaac in the story; the words of the hymn they sang were written by John Ernest strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee’ ” (Isaiah 41:10). Bode in 1868.) “Amen,” Elder Roberts said as Father finished reading. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall “Now, Elder Roberts, would you read from the Book tribulation, or distress, or persecution . ? Nay, in all of Mormon?” Father asked. these things we are . conquerors through him that Elder Roberts opened the well-worn Book of loved us (Romans 8:35, 37). Mormon. He cleared his throat and began, “ ‘Now this is he clock struck nine. Flora watched her father the commandment: Repent . and come unto me and thumb through the Bible’s pages to find his be baptized in my name’ ” (3 Nephi 27:20). Tplace. Elder Roberts, who had been teaching Flora leaned closer to Matilda and whispered, “You them about the Church, laid down the saddlebag he was can be baptized if you like, but I never will.” mending. Flora’s sister, Matilda, set aside her needle- “Why not, Flora?” work to listen to Father read: “ ‘Fear thou not; for I am “Just look what has happened to us for even listening ILLUSTRATED BY BRAD TEARE 4 to the him his supper? missionaries.
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