2024

February 2024

  • Contents

  • Dear Friends

  • Friends by Mail

  • How to Be Happy

    Dallin H. Oaks

  • Tommy’s Very Bad Day

    Gayle Kinney-Cornelius

  • Following Jesus in Bolivia

  • Hello from Bolivia

  • Bug Bites and Blessings

    Jane McBride

  • My First Fast

    Emma G.

  • I Can Be a Friend

  • Friends Following Jesus

    JoLyn Brown

  • How Can the Gospel Bring Me Joy?

    Jeffrey R. Holland

  • Musical Math

  • Eric’s Loud Voice

    Eric and Abigail Adin

  • Following Jesus Together

  • What Happens in Temples?

  • Boat Building

  • Come, Follow Me

    • Nephi Built a Ship

    • The Liahona

    • Come, Follow Me Activities

  • A Happy Lunar New Year

    Alelie Coronel-Camitan

  • Staying Strong Together

    Kazuhiko Yamashita

  • Friendship Finder

  • Margo and Paolo

  • Older Kids’ Section

    • Older Kids’ Section

    • True Friends?

      Alissa Holyoak

    • 5 Ways to Spot a True Friend

    • My New Buddy

      Sam R.

    • Ana Learns Her Worth

      Lucy Stevenson Ewell

    • Color by Number

  • Little Friends’ Section

    • Little Friends’ Section

    • I Can Follow Jesus by Making Good Choices

    • What Are Commandments?

    • I Can Be Baptized Like Jesus

    • Jesus Christ Being Baptized

  • Dear Parents

What Are Commandments?
February 2024


“What Are Commandments?” Friend, Feb. 2024, 46–47.

Gospel Basics

What Are Commandments?

Story PDF

Illustrations by Apryl Stott

Commandments are things Heavenly Father asks us to do. They keep us safe and happy.

Here are some of God’s commandments:

Make Sunday a special day.

Listen to our parents.

Be honest and kind.

I follow the commandments because I love Heavenly Father.