“Our Creative Friends,” Friend, Dec. 2009, 12–13
Our Creative Friends
A Family
A life becomes a family,
A house becomes a home,
A family becomes an eternity,
When we enter God’s own home.
Makayla E., age 10, Utah
Baptism Haiku
Immersed in water
Lovingly by the priesthood
I am clean and pure
Rev’rently I know
Hands are laid upon my head
Give the Holy Ghost
In my heart I know
The Holy Ghost is guiding
Me through my whole life
Jesus died for me
On the third day He rose up
From the chains of death
I can live again
Because of His sacrifice
Family with me
Through the Atonement
I can repent of my sins
And return to Him
Abigail R., age 9, Montana
The Beauty of the Earth
The beauty of the earth,
How wonderful it is.
Every day I see it.
The earth is ever changing,
As seasons turn round and round.
The beauty of earth:
Blossoming trees, blossoming flowers,
Beautiful spring colors,
Every day I see it.
A hot wind blowing,
Sage grass flowing to and fro,
The beauty of the earth,
Oak leaves falling their many colors,
Cherry trees gray and bare,
Every day I see it.
Snow covers all life in sight.
The gophers in their dens sleep.
The beauty of the earth,
Every day I see it.
Josephine S., age 9, Arkansas