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Book of Mormon

• “Enos Prayed” (March 2020 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Enos praying in the forest.
• “Alma Believed Abinadi” (May 2020 Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Abinadi teaching King Noah and his priests and Alma believing him when the others were angry. 
• “The Stripling Warriors” (August 2020 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the stripling warriors and how they trusted in God.
• “Alma Baptizes” (July 2012 Friend)
• “Alma Baptizes Many People” (April 2016 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Alma the Elder repenting, teaching others, and baptizing them. Includes a coloring page.
• “Alma Teaches How to Pray” (June 2016 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Alma teaching the Zoramites how to pray.
• “Ammon and the Lamanite King” (June 2013 Friend)
• “Ammon’s Good Example” (May 2016 Friend)
• “The Book of Mormon Teaches about Jesus Christ” (January 2012 Liahona and Friend)
• “The Brother of Jared Sees Jesus Christ” (December 2012 Friend)
• “Captain Moroni’s Flag” (July 2016 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Captain Moroni and the Title of Liberty.
• “Enos Repents” (April 2012 Friend)
• “Jacob Learns the Name of the Savior” (March 2012 Friend)
• “Jesus Administers the Sacrament” (October 2012 Friend)
• “Jesus Appears to the Nephite People” (November 2013 Friend)
• “Jesus Blesses the Nephite Children” (November 2012 Friend)
• “Jesus Loves Me” (January 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A simple telling about Jesus and His place in Heavenly Father’s plan.
• “Jesus Visits the Nephites” (September 2016 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Jesus visiting the Nephites.
• “Jesus Visits the Nephites” (September 2012 Liahona and Friend)
• “Joseph Trusted God” (April 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Joseph of Egypt and how he was blessed for trusting in God.
• “Journey to the Promised Land” (January 2016 Liahona and Friend)
• “King Benjamin Teaches His People” (March 2016 Liahona and Friend)
• “King Benjamin Teaches His People about Jesus Christ” (May 2012 Friend)
• “King Benjamin’s People Repent” (June 2012 Friend)
• “Lehi and Nephi Learn about Jesus Christ” (February 2012 Friend)
• “Mormon Writes on the Golden Plates” (November 2016 Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the prophet Mormon and how he was righteous and wrote on the gold plates.
• “Moroni’s Special Promise” (December 2016 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about some of the things that Moroni wrote about in the Book of Mormon.
• “Nephi Gets the Brass Plates” (January 2020 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Nephi and his brothers getting the brass plates.
• “Nephi’s Broken Bow” (February 2020 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Nephi’s faith after he broke his bow.
• “Nephi’s Family Crosses the Ocean” (February 2016 Liahona and Friend)
• “Samuel the Lamanite Prophecies of Christ” (August 2012 Friend)
• “Samuel Teaches about Jesus” (August 2016 Liahona and Friend)
• “The Story of the Book of Mormon” (May 2012 Friend)
• “Traveling to the Promised Land” (October 2016 Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Jared and his brother and their journey to the promised land.

Church History

• “Jesus Christ Accepts the Kirtland Temple as His House” (May 2013 Friend)
• “Jesus Christ and the First Vision” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Christ Commands the Saints to Gather to Zion” (July 2013 Friend)
• “Jesus Christ Is the Head of the Church” (April 2013 Friend)
• “Jesus Christ Teaches about the Temple” (September 2013 Friend)
• “The Priesthood is Restored” (February 2013 Friend)
• “Printing the Words of Jesus Christ” (March 2013 Friend)

New Testament

• “The Good Shepherd” (June 2015 Liahona and Friend)
• “The First Christmas” (December 2014 Liahona and Friend)
• “I Want to Follow Jesus” (November 2017 Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Jesus calling his disciples.
• “James Taught the Gospel” (November 2019 Friend)
  James taught that when we have questions, we should ask God.
• “Jesus as a Child” (January 2011 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Begins His Ministry” (March 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Blesses Children” (August 2011 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Blesses the Children” (May 2019 Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Jesus blessing the children.
• “Jesus Blesses the Little Children” (October 2013 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Brings Lazarus Back to Life” (August 2015 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Calls His Disciples” (July 2013 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Calms the Tempest” (September 2013 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Chooses His Disciples” (April 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Fed Many People” (July 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children of Jesus feeding thousands with five loaves of bread and two fish.
• “Jesus Finishes His Mission on Earth” (December 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Forgave” (August 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling of how Jesus forgave and encourages us to forgive.
• “Jesus Healed People” (June 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Jesus raising Jairus’s daughter from the dead and healing the woman who touched his robe.
• “Jesus Heals a Leper” (April 2015 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Heals a Sick Man” (August 2013 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Heals the Sick” (May 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Is Baptized” (February 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Is Born” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Is Born” (December 2013 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jesus Is Kind” (September 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling of Jesus blessing the little children.
• “Jesus Learned and Grew” (January 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about how Jesus grew in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man and how we can do the same.
• “Jesus Taught about Heavenly Father’s Love” (May 2017 Friend)
  A retelling for young children of the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son.
• “Jesus Taught about Prayer” (March 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Jesus teaching about prayer during the Sermon on the Mount. 
• “Jesus Taught about the Sacrament” (June 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the Last Supper.
• “Jesus Teaches about Finding Those Who Are Lost” (July 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Teaches His Disciples to Pray” (June 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Teaches How to Remember Him” (November 2011 Friend)
• “Jesus Teaches How to Treat Others” (September 2011 Liahona)
• “Jesus Was Baptized” (February 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the baptism of Jesus.
• “Jesus Was Baptized” (March 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the baptism of Jesus.
• “Jesus Was Born” (December 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the birth of Jesus and of Simeon and Anna meeting Him. 
• “Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem” (December 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the birth of Jesus.
• “Jesus Works Miracles” (October 2011 Friend)
• “The Nativity Story” (December 2015 Liahona and Friend)
• “The Parable of the Talents” (July 2015 Liahona and Friend)
• “Paul’s Missionary Journeys” (October 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  Paul traveled and taught people. He also went through hard things and testified that Christ made him strong.
• “Paul’s Letters” (September 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A simple explanation of the letters of Paul and some of the things they taught.
• “Paul Testifies of Jesus Christ” (November 2015 Friend)
• “Paul Repents” (August 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the story of Paul and how he went from being mean to followers of Jesus to becoming a great missionary in Christ’s Church.
• “Peter Teaches Cornelius” (October 2015 Friend and Liahona)
• “The Prodigal Son” (May 2015 Friend)
• “The Sacrament Helps us Remember Jesus” (September 2015 Liahona and Friend)
• “The Shepherd and the Lost Sheep” (June 2013 Liahona and Friend)
• “The Story of Easter” (April 2019 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the Last Supper, the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus’s death, and His Resurrection.
• “The Story of the Ten Lepers” (May 2019 Friend)
  A rebus retelling of the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers.
• “When Jesus Was a Child” (February 2017 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Jesus’s childhood.
• “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man” (March 2015 Liahona and Friend)

Old Testament

• “Jonah and the Whale” (December 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the story of Jonah.
• “Daniel and the Lions” (November 2018 Friend)
  A retelling for young children of the story of Daniel praying and being saved in the den of lions.
• “Adam and Eve” (February 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Adam and Even and the Garden of Eden.
• “The Creation” (January 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about the creation of the world.
• “David and Goliath” (August 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about David defeating Goliath and saving his people.
• “Elijah and the Widow” (September 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling of the story of Elijah promising the widow she would have food and raising her son from the deal.
• “Esther the Queen” (October 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling of the story of Esther and how she was brave and saved her people.
• “Hannah and Samuel” (July 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children of the story of Hannah praying for a child and Samuel learning to follow God.
• “Heavenly Father and Jehovah Created the World” (February 2010 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jehovah and the Wonderful Plan of Our Heavenly Father” (January 2010 Friend)
• “Jehovah Blesses Joseph’s Family” (April 2010 Friend)
• “Jehovah Calls Samuel” (June 2010 Friend)
• “Jehovah Gives Commandments” (May 2010 Friend)
• “Jehovah Keeps His Promises” (March 2010 Friend)
• “Jehovah Looks on the Heart” (July 2010 Friend)
• “Jehovah Saves Faithful Daniel” (September 2010 Liahona and Friend)
• “Jehovah Sends Jonah on a Mission” (October 2010 Friend)
• “Joseph Forgives His Brothers” (May 2018 Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Joseph of Egypt and how he forgave his brothers.
• “Naaman Learns to Obey” (August 2010 Friend)
• “Noah” (March 2018 Liahona and Friend)
  A retelling for young children about Noah and how he listened to Heavenly Father.
• “Prophets Fortell the Coming of Jehovah to Earth” (November 2010 Friend)
• “Queen Esther Saves Jehovah’s People” (August 2010 Liahona and Friend)

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