2013

December 2013

  • Contents

  • 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

An Unexpected Example
December 2013


“An Unexpected Example,” Friend, Dec. 2013, inside front cover

An Unexpected Example

Louis R., age 12, Arizona, USA

I’m 12 years old, and I just read the April 2013 Friend. The story I read is “An Unexpected Test.” I really like how the girl chose the right and obeyed the commandments.