January 2002 The Sabbath Day Sunday is my favorite day of the week because it always makes me feel so refreshed and ready for a new week. I love to go to church and learn about the Savior, Jesus Christ. It helps me to be a bet- ter person and try to do what is right. Sunday is also a good day for me and my family because we have lots of quality time together. Some- times during the week we are busy. No matter what, Sunday is the day to take a break from our everyday lifestyles. It’s a day to slow down and set goals for the week. It’s a time to laugh, share, and show that we care. I try to keep the Sabbath Day holy. To me, Sunday doesn’t end when I leave church. Sunday lasts Tricked! all day. I had only lived in Tokyo, Rickey Jarman, age 11 Japan, a little while. It takes an Kinston, North Carolina hour for me to get home from school on the bus. One day a Nibbles friend said that if we got off at the first bus stop, he knew the way to my house One day my friend was over, and would guide me home. I believed him. So I and we were playing with my got off the bus at the first stop, thinking that he hamster, Nibbles. We built him a would get off, too. But he tricked me. He didn’t house out of building blocks. My get off, and I was alone. friend said that he needed a car. I tried to remember the way to my house. I So she went in my room and put him in my doll’s started to walk, but I came to a fork in the road, car and ran down the hall, pushing him in the car. and I didn’t know which way to go. I felt very The next thing we saw was Nibbles lying in bad and scared. I said a prayer. I told Heavenly the middle of the hall. He was hurt badly. He Father that I had made a mistake, and I asked had fallen out the back of the car. I picked him Him to help me get home. I felt better, and He up and ran crying to my mom. My friend went helped me choose the right way to go. I got home. home safely and was grateful that He helped Mom said that he was probably going to die me. I learned that He really listens to our prayers soon. At dinner, I was still crying. I hardly ate and helps us solve problems. anything. After dinner, I went to my room and Ian Robert Evans, age 7 said a prayer that Nibbles would be all right. Tokyo, Japan When I woke up the next morning, he was OK. The Friend welcomes your letters sharing a spiritual expe- At that moment, I knew that Heavenly Father rience, your testimony, or your feelings about the Friend. had helped my hamster live. He is still alive Send them to Childviews, Friend, 24th Floor, 50 East North today. Heavenly Father can help you, too. Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3226. Please include a picture of yourself and your name, age, and address. Rebecca Dawn Bingham, age 9 Submissions may be edited for length and clarity. Layton, Utah ILLUSTRATED BY BRAD TEARE Volume 32 Number 1 January 2002 A children’s magazine published by The First Presidency The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Gordon B. Hinckley Thomas S. Monson James E. Faust The Council of the Twelve Boyd K. Packer L. Tom Perry David B. Haight Stories and Features Neal A. Maxwell Russell M. Nelson Dallin H. Oaks IFC Childviews M. Russell Ballard Joseph B. Wirthlin 2 Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: God’s Power Within You Richard G. Scott Robert D. Hales Jeffrey R. Holland 4 Stewart, a Commandment-Keeper, Too Henry B. Eyring Editor 7 Special Witness: The Temple—A House of the Lord Dennis B. Neuenschwander Advisers 8 Friend to Friend: “Be of Good Cheer” / Elder Athos M. Amorim J. Kent Jolley W. Rolfe Kerr 10 Dancing in the Snow Stephen A. West Curriculum Department 14 Exploring: An Old Friend! From 1902 to 2002 Administrators Managing Director Ronald L. 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This term is found in this incidental, noncommercial church or home use unless identified with a 24 Thy Holy Temple issue in "Stewart, a Command- © and the copyright holder’s name. Other uses require permission of the ment-Keeper, Too" and Sharing copyright owner. Cover by Brad Teare Time. See if you can find it. Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice Be faithful, and yield to no temptation (Doctrine and Clad in his armor, he came down to Covenants 9:13). the valley and called out to the army of Israel: We face giant temptations, but “Choose you a man for you, and let him come they can be overcome. President Gordon B. Hinckley names some of down to me. these giants and explains how we “If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, can defeat them. then will we be your servants: but if I prevail ome years ago I spoke against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our ser- to the young men of vants, and serve us. Sthe Church about over- “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, coming the Goliaths in that we may fight together.” (1 Samuel 17:8–10.) their lives. I would like to When Saul and the army of Israel looked at this apply that same theme to all of us, for giant and heard his chilling chal- few of us do not have at least one lenge, they were frightened be- Goliath to contend with. cause they had no one of As you recall, the their own of such army of Israel under God’s [size]. the leadership of Now, while all King Saul was en- of this was going gaged in a deadly on, Jesse, David’s war with the army Power father, asked his of the Philistines. young son to take One army [camped] some food to his on one hill, the other on three brothers in the an opposite hill, with a Within You army. When he arrived valley in between. Now, the at the battleground, Goliath Philistines had . a great giant of a man named came out again, issuing the same challenge, which Goliath of Gath. His height was six cubits and a David heard. There was fear throughout the army span.