2015

January 2015

  • Contents

  • Contents

  • Friends by Mail

    • Flying with the Friend

      Emily W., Lucille N., C.J. W., and Benjamin N.

    • Help through Tough Times

      Alaina F.

    • How My Family Uses the Friend

      Maya, Carson, and Savannah A.

    • Dear Friends

  • You Are the Savior’s Hands

    • Helping the Savior

  • Give Us a Hand!

  • Music: Holding Hands around the World

    Janice Kapp Perry

  • The Secret Weapon

    Jessica Larsen

  • Family Fun Time: Social Skills

  • News Flash from Matt and Mandy!

  • Alia’s New Ring

    April N. Perry

  • Family History Mystery: The Heirloom

  • Bright Idea: I am a child of God

  • Connor to the Rescue!

    Kasey Tross

  • Funstuff: Sunday Mix-ups

    • Primary Visitor

      Arie Van De Graaff

    • Tie Tangle

      Jon Clark

  • Bulletin Board

  • The Best Test I Ever Failed

    June Haskell

  • Show and Tell

  • New Testament Scripture Challenge

  • Funstuff: Hidden Picture

    Val Chadwick Bagley

  • How can the scriptures help me?

    • Watch Out for Crocodiles!

      Boyd K. Packer

  • Doing Something Good with My Time

    Clayton W.

  • Articles of Faith 1 and 2

  • Prayer on the Bus

    Mitzy Jiménez Ramírez

  • Funstuff: Sofía’s Long Ride

  • Coloring Page

  • Mommy’s Flower Garden

    • Flower Garden Fun

  • A Journey to Learn about Jesus Christ

  • Funstuff: New Testament Fun

  • Poem: Scripture Treasures

    Patti Johnson

  • The Piano Recital

    Liesl R. Shurtliff

  • Abby’s Top-10 List

    • Your Top-10 List

  • P.S.

  • New Testament Scripture Figures: Jesus Teaching in the Temple

  • Dear Parents and Teachers

Contents


“Contents,” Friend, Jan. 2015, 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

      You Are the Savior’s Hands

      President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

    • 4

      Give Us a Hand!

    • 8

      The Secret Weapon

    • 10

      Family Fun Time

    • 11

      News Flash from Matt & Mandy!

    • 12

      Alia’s New Ring

    • 15

      Bright Idea

    • 16

      Connor to the Rescue!

    • 19

      Bulletin Board

    • 20

      The Best Test I Ever Failed

    • 22

      Show and Tell

    • 28

      Special Witness

      President Boyd K. Packer

    • 30

      Doing Something Good with My Time

    • 31

      Articles of Faith 1 and 2

    • 40

      Scripture Time

      A Journey to Learn about Jesus Christ

    • 48

      P.S.

  • For Younger Kids

    • 32

      Prayer on the Bus

    • 34

      Funstuff: Sofia’s Long Ride

    • 36

      For Little Friends

      Mommy’s Flower Garden

    • 39

      Flower Garden Fun

  • For Older Kids

    • 44

      The Piano Recital

    • 46

      Friend to Friend

      Abby’s Top-10 List

      Sister Rosemary M. Wixom

  • Music

    • 6

      Holding Hands around the World

  • Poem

    • 43

      Scripture Treasures

  • Things to Make and Do

    • 14

      Family History Mystery

    • 18

      Funstuff: Sunday Mix-Ups

    • 24

      New Testament Scripture Chart

    • 27

      Funstuff: Hidden Picture

    • 35

      Coloring Page

    • 42

      Funstuff: New Testament Fun

    • 47

      Your Top-10 List

    • 49

      New Testament Scripture Figures

      Jesus in the Temple

Primary Connection

Find stories and activities to go with this month’s sharing time theme and lessons.

Hidden CTR Rings

What’s in your garden?

Reptiles and rings are hard to find.

No hint!

See the back cover for family home evening ideas.