2016

August 2016

  • Contents

  • Cover

  • Table of Contents

  • Friends by Mail

    • The Big-Brother Trap

      Jenna H.

    • Build a Boat

      Mack, Cooper, Aniston, and Beckham P.

    • Friend Race

      Nellie W.

    • How I Read the Friend

      Easton K.

    • Dear Friends

  • God Is Our Father

    Thomas S. Monson

  • The Little Bottle of Silence

    Ray Goldrup

  • Family Night Fun: Finding Peace

  • Cricket’s Big Moment

    Ellen Javernick

  • Funstuff: Wonderful World

    Arie Van De Graaff

  • My Miracle

    Jonah F.

  • Why are families so important?

    • Meet Elder D. Todd Christofferson

  • Courage to Be Kind

  • Happy Sabbath: “Thank You!”

  • Bulletin Board

  • Brian Leads the Way

    Jon Clark

  • When I Grow Up … I Want to Own a Business

    Linda Davies

  • Funstuff: Hidden Picture

  • Samuel Testified

  • I Can Read the Book of Mormon

  • Be Smart, Be Safe, and Have Fun!

  • The Hidden Video Game

    Margo Mae

  • Show and Tell

  • Conference Quote Cards

  • Music: The Lord Gave Me a Temple

    Donnell Hunter and Darwin Wolford

  • Being Where We Should Be

    Randy D. Funk

  • Did You Hear about Shara?

    Julie Cornelius-Huang

  • Shine Your Light!

  • Funstuff: Write Your Own Story!

  • Matt and Mandy

  • Stop and Flip

  • Friend Junior

  • For Parents of Little Ones

  • Bright Idea

  • Micah Obeys

    Jennifer Maddy

  • Samuel Teaches about Jesus

  • Coloring Page

  • Hands, Heart, and a Smile

    Laura Goodrich

Bright Idea
August 2016


“Bright Idea,” Friend, August 2016, FJ1

Bright Idea

Bright Idea

“When we’re helping we’re happy, and we sing as we go.”

—Children’s Songbook, 198