“Our Creative Friends,” Friend, Feb. 2012, 38–39
Our Creative Friends
I Didn’t Know
I didn’t know I loved the feeling of the ice-cold breeze
blowing in my face.
I didn’t know I loved the smell of the crisp,
clean air after a snowstorm.
I didn’t know I loved the feeling of the cold snow melting
from the warmth of my hands.
I didn’t know I loved seeing the white, powdery snow
being shuffled by the people who walk in it.
I didn’t know I loved feeling calm, but freezing,
as I walk through powdery snow.
I didn’t know I had so much love
for the amazing world God gave us.
Jacob R., age 11, Utah
Sacrament Thoughts
I fold my arms
And bow my head;
Then the sacrament prayer is said.
I open my eyes
And then look up,
And after the bread I drink water
From a little plastic cup.
I try to think
Of how Jesus died,
Sacrificed His life
For all mankind.
I picture His hands
Pierced, bleeding, and sore.
A crown of thorns
On His head He wore.
And now I think
As I take the sacrament’s drink
How Jesus, our Savior,
Died for us,
That we might live again.
Sariah J., age 11, Utah
Animal Haiku
Animals God made
A bird, a deer, and a dog
I love animals
Peter B., age 8, North Carolina
To Be a Missionary
I go out,
telling all what I believe in.
I go out,
telling all to go away from sin.
I go out,
telling of baby Jesus and Mary.
I go out,
to be a missionary.
Grace S., age 9, Ontario, Canada