“Friends around the World,” Friend, February 2026, 14–15.
Friends Around the World
Primary children in Acre, Brazil, collected and delivered essential items to seniors living in an assisted living center. They learned empathy, compassion, and service to others.
Primary children in North Carolina, USA, collected over 500 books for a stake service project. The books were donated to local free libraries to help children have access to free books.
Hannah C., age 10, Texas, USA
Adrian H., age 6, Hamburg Metropolitan Region, Germany
Jia I., age 7, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
“Stand Ye in Holy Places Lives,” Kalvin R., age 9, Wisconsin, USA
For home evening, we talked about the temples people in the Book of Mormon built. Then we built our own temples.
Giovanni, Angelina, and Gabe M., ages 8, 5, and 6, South Carolina, USA
I set a goal for the Children and Youth Program to learn songs on my guitar and perform at a senior living center. I worked hard on my goal for more than a year. All of my hard work was worth it! I was happy when I accomplished my goal and felt Heavenly Father’s blessings.
Ingrid O., age 10, Iowa, USA
I invited my friends from school to come to my baptism. I was happy two of my friends and their families attended. I felt the love of Heavenly Father after I was baptized. I know I am a child of God.
Liam R., age 8, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
My sister is serving a mission. I look forward to serving a mission when I am older. I want to help people everywhere learn about Jesus Christ.
Levi T., age 9, Ohio, USA
We went to the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tarawa Kiribati Temple.
Abigail and Saiara E., ages 8 and 10, Tarawa, Kiribati