October 2013
Contents
Friends by Mail
Going Bananas
Daniel J.
Loving My Dad
Naomi M.
Excited for the Friend
Rosemary A.
How We Read the Friend
Kyle, Matthew, Seth, and Jed O.
Dear Friends
Share the Light!
Dare to Stand Alone
Thomas S. Monson
Pumpkin Fun
Bright Idea
Neil L. Andersen
Friends, Hearts, and Invitations
Olivia Corey
Prayers on the Pitcher’s Mound
Jane Hales and Mindy Raye Friedman
Helping Violet
Charlotte Mae Sheppard
Junior Missionary
Tonya Hamill
We’ll Bring the World His Truth
Janice Kapp Perry
Good Words, Bad Words
Heidi Poelman
Camille from New York City
Make Someone Smile
Inviting the Savior In
O. Vincent Haleck
I Can Be a Missionary Now
Family MTC
David Dickson
I Will Share the Gospel with All of God’s Children
Bulletin Board
Following Jesus
Jesus Blesses the Little Children
Coloring Page
Monsters in the Closet
Annie Beer
Show and Tell
Follow the Savior’s Example
Apryl Stott
The New Adventures of Matt and Mandy
Waiting in Winter Quarters
Jennifer Maddy
The Saints Stop at Winter Quarters
Arie Van De Graaff
How does Jesus Christ speak to prophets?
D. Todd Christofferson
Brand-New Deacon
Jane McBride Choate
Guide to the Friend
Prophet Portrait: Joseph Fielding Smith
“Coloring Page,” Friend, Oct. 2013, 35