2025
Helping Lucas, Helping Lexi
April 2025


“Helping Lucas, Helping Lexi,” Friend, April 2025, 44–45.

Easy Reader

Helping Lucas, Helping Lexi

A true story from the USA.

Lucas and Lexi are brother and sister. They like to work and play together.

Image of a boy with glasses and a girl with leg braces

Lucas is blind. This means he can’t see well. Lexi has a clubfoot. This means her foot is twisted, and it’s hard to walk. Lucas helps Lexi walk when her legs get tired. Lexi reads to Lucas when his eyes get tired. They like to help each other.

Image of a girl watching her brother on the monkey bars

Lucas and Lexi like playing on the playground. Lucas helps Lexi if she trips and falls. Lexi helps Lucas if he can’t find the monkey bars.

Lucas and Lexi like playing board games. Lexi reads the rules to Lucas. Lucas helps Lexi figure out her next move.

Image of boy playing keyboard and girl singing

Lucas and Lexi like music. Lucas likes to play the piano. Lexi likes to sing. Sometimes Lucas plays the piano while Lexi sings.

Image of a boy and girl cleaning up at home

Lucas and Lexi like helping each other. Lucas sometimes helps Lexi make her bed. Lexi sometimes helps Lucas pick up his toys.

Image of a boy and girl reading the scriptures

Lucas and Lexi like reading scripture stories. They like learning about Jesus Christ and how He helped others. Jesus loved those He helped.

Image of a boy and girl hugging

Lucas loves helping Lexi, and Lexi loves helping Lucas. They love Jesus Christ and want to be like Him. Jesus loves Lucas and Lexi. He loves that they help each other.

Story PDF

Illustrations by Natalie Briscoe