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June 2002 Friend JUNE 2002 Happy Birthday, President Hinckley! A few years ago, the doctor said that she had Great-Mamaw Alzheimer’s disease. She had more and more y great-mamaw, Grace trouble remembering things. Sometimes she did Wells, was always kind not even recognize her family. On Sunday, Febru- Mand gentle. She was ary 25, 2001, she died at home while listening to a always there when I needed her. Primary song, “Mother, I Love You.” I never knew She used to come from Lexing- my Great-aunt Carolyn, who lived with her, to ton, Kentucky, for the Fourth of sing. But she started singing with the rest of her July. We played games like brothers and sisters who were sitting at Mamaw’s piñata, kickball, and soccer. We bedside. When the song ended, Mamaw took her threw water balloons at each last breath. other. She gave me a jump rope and taught me The funeral was really nice. People talked about tricks using it. The third word I said when I was a all the nice and fun things Mamaw did with every- baby was Mamaw. She was proud to have me for one. It was sad, too, because everyone will miss a great-granddaughter. We used to go to her her very much. house for Christmas and exchange gifts. I’ll never sell the jump rope she gave me, and I’ll never forget the special memories I have of her. I have a picture of her and me. She is in a better place, and I will get to see her again. Kellie Slinker, age 9 Knob Lick, Kentucky Helping at the Temple Cornerstone hen I was a new member of the Church, a temple opened. I got to Wput cement around the cornerstone with President Hinckley. That was a wonderful spiritual experience. Kate Gripenstraw, age 11 Fresno, California Volume 32 Number 6 June 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: The Holy Spirit / President James E. Faust Henry B. Eyring Editor 4To Touch an Angel Dennis B. Neuenschwander Advisers 7 Special Witness: The Sacrament and Repentance / Elder Dallin H. Oaks J. Kent Jolley W. R olfe Kerr Stephen A. West 8Friend to Friend: The Power of Prayer / Elder L. Edward Brown Curriculum Department Administrators 10 Conference Report Managing Director Ronald L. Knighton 12 New Testament Stories: The Ten Lepers; The Good Shepherd Planning and Editorial Director Richard M. Romney 16 Cowboy Baseball Graphics Director Allan R. Loyborg 21 Making Friends: Amberley and Jenneke Kurtz of Wellington, New Zealand Magazine Staff Managing Editor Vivian Paulsen 24 Trying to Be Like Jesus Christ Assistant Managing Editor Julie Wardell 26 Exploring: The Nauvoo Temple Associate Editors Carol J. Mullan Melvin Leavitt 32 Sharing Time: Temples in All Times Design Staff Magazine Graphics Manager 36 Our Creative Friends M.M. Kawasaki Art Director 38 Giving Up Ginger Mark W. Robison Senior Designer 43 Friends in the News Brad Teare Production 44 Temples—a Sign of the True Church (poster article) Kerry Lynn C. Herrin Printing and Distribution Printing Director 46 From the Life of Harold B. Lee: Principal Kay W. Briggs Distribution Director (Subscriptions) IBC Guide to the Friend Kris T. Christensen © 2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights For Little Friends reserved. The Friend (ISSN 0009-4102) is published monthly by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 East North 28 Dad’s Toolbox Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3226. Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, and to additional mailing offices. 29 Moses Leads the Children of Israel Canada Post Information: Publication Agreement #40017431. U.S. subscription 30 This Tree Belongs to Me rate is $8.00 a year in advance. Non-U.S. subscription rate is the U.S. equivalent in local currency. Sixty days’ notice required 31 What Did Pharaoh’s Daughter Find? for change of address. Please include your mailing label from a recent issue of the magazine when sending a change of address. Address changes cannot be made Verse unless the old address as well as the new is included. The Friend welcomes unsolicited manuscripts but is not responsible for 48 Our Family Garden them. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned unless a stamped, addressed envelope is enclosed. 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Cover portrait by Grant Romney Clawson / Other uses require permission of the gel,” Exploring, and Sharing copyright owner. drawings by children of the Church Time in this issue. See if you can find it. Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice The Holy Spirit Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them (Nehemiah 9:20). uring our lives, we each face hard decisions and hidden dangers. President James E. Faust explains how we can receive personal Drevelation that will lead us to strength and safety. The right to enjoy the marvelous to personal inspiration in the small events of life gifts of the Holy Ghost is conferred as well as [in the great ones]. upon every member of the Church Without seeking the inspiration of the Almighty soon after baptism. God, how could anyone think of making an im- This powerful gift entitles the lead- portant decision such as “Who is to be my com- ers and all worthy members of the Church to en- panion?” “What is my work to be?” “Where will I joy the gifts and companionship of the Holy live?” “How will I live?” Ghost, a member of the Godhead whose function Many faithful Latter-day Saints have been is to inspire, reveal, and teach all things. The warned by the Spirit when they were faced with result of this [gift] is that since the Church was injury or possible death. Among these was Presi- organized, the leadership and members have dent Wilford Woodruff, who said: enjoyed, and now enjoy, continuous revelation “When I got back to Winter Quarters from the and inspiration directing them in what is right and pioneer journey [1847], President [Brigham good. Young] said to me, ‘Brother Woodruff, I want you Latter-day Saints, having received the gift of the to take your wife and children and go to Boston Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, are entitled and stay there until you can gather every Saint of 2 THE FRIEND ILLUSTRATED BY DAN BURR God in New England and Canada and send them with unwavering faith. I testify that inspiration can up to Zion.’ be the spring for every person’s hope, guidance, “I did as he told me. It took me two years to and strength. gather up everybody, and I brought up the rear How do revelation and inspiration operate? with a company (there were about one hundred Each person has a built-in “receiving set” which, of them). We arrived at Pittsburgh one day at sun- when fine-tuned, can be a receiver of divine down. We did not want to stay there, so I went to communication. the first steamboat that was going to leave. I saw One does not necessarily hear an audible voice. the captain and engaged passage for us on that . “I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, steamer. I had only just done so when the spirit by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you said to me, and that, too, very strongly, ‘Don’t go and which shall dwell in your heart,” says the aboard that steamer, nor your company.’ Of Lord (Doctrine and Covenants 8:2). course, I went and spoke to the captain, and told How was the voice of the Lord heard by Elijah him I had made up my mind to wait. the Tishbite? It was not the “strong wind [which] “Well, that ship started, and had only got five rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the miles down the river when it took fire, and three rocks,” nor “after the wind an earthquake,” nor hundred persons were burned to death or “after the earthquake a fire.” It was “a still small drowned. If I had not obeyed that spirit, and had voice” (see 1 Kings 19:11–12). gone on that steamer with the rest of the compa- The inner voice of the Spirit [can] whisper ny, you can see what the result would have been.” through and pierce all things (see Doctrine and Some guidelines and rules are necessary if one Covenants 85:6).
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