September 2014 Friend
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A children's magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints September 2014 Special Witness CARDS! See pages 23–26 , You re Invited! Lots to Be Grateful For or family home Fevening, we put up a “Gratitude Tree” (Nov. 2013). We had a blast putting up a new leaf each day in November. WHAT: A special meeting just for girls We put up things and women ranging from Jesus and WHO: All girls 8 and over Heavenly Father to corn and animals to toys and WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 6 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time tractors. Our list was amazing! Don’t miss this special chance to hear Brendon, Caleb, and our Church leaders speak just to you! Benson W., ages 6, 4, Please write and tell us about your and 2, Idaho, USA experience at this special meeting! How I Read the Friend am reading the Friend with my pet skunk, Stink! Dear Friends, I Janelle S., age 10, Oregon, USA General conference is just a month away! To help you get ready, we’ve made a set of memory cards to help you recognize the members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. And on page 22, you’ll find the story of a girl who prayed about an important question and found her answer in general conference. Start now to get ready for conference! The Friend Was there a letter or a story in this month’s issue that helped you? Tell us about it. Turn to page 48 to find out how. See the back cover for family home evening ideas. A children’s magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stories and Features For Older Kids 2 From the First Presidency: Heavenly Father Loves You / 44 Sheep Attack! President Dieter F. Uchtdorf 46 Question Corner 4 Michelle’s Birthday Wish 47 Friend to Friend: The Right Path / 6 Family Fun Time Elder Claudio D. Zivic 7 Bright Idea Music 8 Superhero Service 40 My Covenant Path 11 Special Witness: Elder L. Tom Perry 12 A Good Day After All Poem 14 Friends around the World: Luca from South Korea 27 We’re All Different 16 Bulletin Board Things to Make and Do 19 The New Adventures of Matt & Mandy 10 Funstuff: Noah’s Ark 20 Tornado! 18 Friend Figure: Ji-woo from South Korea 22 Conference Answers 23 Special Witness Cards 28 Great-Grandpa’s Big Surprise 31 Funstuff: Hidden Picture 30 Following Jesus: Be a Peacemaker 49 Old Testament Scripture Figures: Elijah and 36 The Book with the Yellow Cover the Widow 38 Show and Tell 42 Bringing Primary Home: Living the Gospel Blesses My Family 48 P.S. Hidden Learn to play Korean CTR For Little Friends “My Covenant Path” on Ring 32 Humming the Hymns page 40. 35 Grandma’s Favorite Flower New Don’t forget SONG! to preheat! Cover by Celeste Smith Volume 44 Number 9 Assistant Managing Editor: Marissa Widdison © 2014 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Unsolicited material is welcome, but no responsibility All rights reserved. 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FROM THE FIRST PRESIDENCY By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Second Counselor in the First Presidency Heavenly Father Loves You hink of the purest love you can imagine. Now important to God because we are His children. He loves Tmultiply that love by an infinite amount—that is every one of us, even those who are flawed or awkward. the measure of God’s love for you. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the God does not look on the outward appearance. I selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked. believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a cas- What this means is that, no matter our mistakes, our tle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we infinitelycompassionate Heavenly Father desires that are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us. God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He I testify that God is in His heaven. He lives. He knows loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost, God’s love and loves you. He is mindful of you. He hears your encompasses us completely. prayers and knows the desires of your heart. He is filled He loves us because He is filled with an infinite with infinite love for you. ◆ amount of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are Adapted from “The Love of God,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 21–24. surrounds without limits loving ILLUSTRATIONS BY EMILY DAVIS BY EMILY ILLUSTRATIONS 2 Friend CREATIVE COLLAGE You are a special child of God with gifts and talents that make you unique! Look through a magazine and cut out pictures of things you like to do or things that represent you. Glue them together to make a piece of art that shows how special you are! You can also draw pictures of things you like to do. ALL CHILDREN OF GOD We may look different, speak different languages, and have different personalities, but we are all children of God. Look at these pictures of children playing together. Can you find the two pictures that are most alike? IF YE LOVE ME Heavenly Father loves us completely. How do we show our love for Him? To find some of the ways, shade in all of the shapes that have a number that you can divide by three. 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(Based on a true story) “I love to see the temple.