“How Can I Help Everyone Feel Welcome?” Friend, November 2022, 30
Answers from an Apostle
How Can I Help Everyone Feel Welcome?
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Gerrit W. Gong
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Adapted from “Room in the Inn,” Liahona, May 2021, 24–27.
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Spot 1: A boy of African descent thinking with a thought bubble coming out from the side of his head. Spot 2: A Hispanic girl pointing to her smile. Spot 3: A name tag – no type on it. Spot 4: Two Caucasian boys sitting on a bench together with backpacks on.
Think of how you would feel if you were in their place.
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Spot 1: A boy of African descent thinking with a thought bubble coming out from the side of his head. Spot 2: A Hispanic girl pointing to her smile. Spot 3: A name tag – no type on it. Spot 4: Two Caucasian boys sitting on a bench together with backpacks on.
Share a smile.
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Spot 1: A boy of African descent thinking with a thought bubble coming out from the side of his head. Spot 2: A Hispanic girl pointing to her smile. Spot 3: A name tag – no type on it. Spot 4: Two Caucasian boys sitting on a bench together with backpacks on.
Learn the names of new people.
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Spot 1: A boy of African descent thinking with a thought bubble coming out from the side of his head. Spot 2: A Hispanic girl pointing to her smile. Spot 3: A name tag – no type on it. Spot 4: Two Caucasian boys sitting on a bench together with backpacks on.
Sit with those who are sitting alone.
Illustrations by Julissa Mora