“Contents,” Friend, Oct. 2014, 1 Friend A children’s magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stories and Features 2 From the First Presidency Seeing Our Blessings President Thomas S. Monson 4 Violin Victory 6 Family Fun Time 7 Bright Idea 8 Pecan Mystery 11 Cooking with Dad 12 The Prophets’ Granddaughter, Part 1: A Distant Shore 14 Friends around the World Bárbara from Chile 16 Bulletin Board 19 Friend to Friend Look Up Elder Adrián Ochoa 20 A Family Team 22 The New Adventures of Matt & Mandy 24 Stand as a Witness 26 Freckles & Pebbles 28 When I Grow Up … I Want to Be a Dad 30 Following Jesus Be a Missionary 36 A Goodbye Gift for Grammie 38 Show and Tell 40 Bringing Primary Home “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” Came from God to Help My Family 42 Special Witness Elder Quentin L. Cook 48 P.S. For Little Friends 32 Kayson Goes “Vrrroom!” 35 Getting Ready for Church For Older Kids 44 Mathilde Gets Ready for Young Women 46 Serving Now to Serve Later Music 43 Our Time to Shine Things to Make and Do 10 Funstuff: Puzzle Page 18 Friend Figure: Diego from Chile 23 Funstuff: Hidden Picture 29 Craft: Color Swirls 31 Funstuff: While You’re Watching Conference 49 Old Testament Scripture Figures Esther Cover by Jennifer Tolman Hidden Spanish CTR Ring What’s your dad’s favorite recipe?