December 2013
Contents
Friends by Mail
Fun Cleaning the Church
Gracie F.
An Unexpected Example
Louis R.
My Favorite Friend
Brooke P.
How I Read the Friend
Parker P.
Dear Friends
Christmas Is about Christ
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Waiting for Jesus
Matthew D. Flitton
Make Your Own Manger
Bright Idea
The Christmas Surprise
Hilary M. Hendricks
Merry Christmas
David Dickson
Bulletin Board
Following Jesus
This Is the Place!
Annie Beer
A Helping Angel
Mary Joanne Steck
In the Giving Spirit
Why is it so important to spend time with our families?
Boyd K. Packer
God’s Christmas Gift
Daunell J. Clarke and Sharalen J. Benson
Warming Up to the Lindsays
Marjorie A. Havens
The Light of Christ at Christmas
Christmas Workshop
Advent Cutouts
Show and Tell
Jesus Is Born
Coloring Page
When Jesus Was a Child
Michelle Garrett
Jesus Loves You
Kelly Hunsaker
The New Adventures of Matt and Mandy
Sledding and the Spirit
J. Devn Cornish
I Know That Jesus Christ Will Come Again
Christmas Play
Arie Van De Graaff
For Older Kids
Ski Decision
Logan Mickel
Gloves for a Shepherd
Sara K.
My Brother the Missionary
Kevin V.
Guide to the Friend
Prophet Portrait: Spencer W. Kimball
“Bright Idea,” Friend, Dec. 2013, 7
“I am the light of the world.”—John 8:12
“I am the light of the world.”
—John 8:12