“Meet Ami from Japan,” Friend, January 2022
Helping Hands around the World
Meet Ami from Japan
Meet Primary children helping others, like Jesus did.
All about Ami
Language: Japanese
Age: 10
Goals and Dreams: 1) Become an anime (animation) artist. 2) Practice baseball. 3) Read one chapter of the Book of Mormon each day.
Family: Mom, Dad, three brothers, and one sister
Ami’s Helping Hands
Ami lives in Okinawa, Japan. Because of COVID-19, lots of people there had trouble getting food. So Ami’s ward planned a food drive. She really wanted to help!
They all met at the Church building. They were careful as they worked. Ami wore a mask.
Ami put cardboard boxes together. When the boxes were full of food, she closed them so they could be taped shut. Ami kept thinking of how Jesus fed people with loaves and fishes. She was glad to help give food to hungry people like He did.
Ami’s Favorites
Place: Baseball park
Story about Jesus: When He was born
Primary song: “I Am a Child of God” (Children’s Songbook, 2–3)
Food: Steak
Color: Emerald green
Subjects in school: Social studies and PE
Illustrations by Hannah Li