May 2009
Contents
Friends by Mail
Learning the Articles of Faith
Charity P.
Thanks for the Friend
Joseph A.
Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy
Brynn B.
Three Ways to Build a Strong Testimony
Thomas S. Monson
A Day to Remember
Jane McBride Choate
The Spirit Is My Friend
Jill Tew
Playing the Hymns
Lowell M. Snow
I Will Make and Keep My Baptismal Covenant
Cheryl Esplin
Church History Scramble
Chad E. Phares
A Walk with Grandma
Madeline Juran
Coloring Page
Friends in the News
A Family in Tune
Jennifer Maddy
Kitchen Krafts
Butterfly Wings
Jan Pinborough
Special Words
Darlene Young
What Kind of Friend Are You?
Nettie Hunsaker Francis
The May Queen
Alison L. Randall
How can I keep away from the bad things in the world?
Boyd K. Packer
For Little Friends
Mom’s Surprise Helper
May Flowers
Val Chadwick Bagley
Jesus Christ Teaches at the Temple
Restoring Plain and Precious Truths
Our Creative Friends
Hayden’s Friends
Sandy Tanner
Plant a Seed
Book Reviews
Trying to Be Like Jesus
Turn Off the Music!
Layne G.
A New Friend
Sanneke Q.
Starting a Friendship
Michael L.
$100 Honesty
Justine R.
An “Egg-stra” Special Helper
Kyle W.
Matt and Mandy
Guide to the Friend
“Plant a Seed,” Friend, May 2009, 43
Illustration by Mike Laughead