“Following Jesus Together,” Friend, December 2022, 28–29

Following Jesus Together

Primary children stand together with an illustration of Jesus Christ in Kuopio, Finland.

Primary children in Northern Savonia, Finland, stand in front of a picture of Jesus painted by members of their ward.

A child's drawing of the Nativity. Alma 7:10 is handwritten on the drawing as well. "And behold he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem."

Joshua N., age 10, Arizona, USA

Megan Beck smiles as she shows off her nativity set.

Megan B., age 11, Pennsylvania, USA

Benson Bennion's drawing of a nativity scene.

Benson B., age 8, Idaho, USA

A young girl lies on the ground next to a small stable that is meant to be a nativity scene.

“The Stable,” Lily S., age 8, Arkansas, USA

I set a goal for the Children and Youth program to learn to draw.

Camila H., age 10, La Libertad, Peru

I helped with a food drive in our city. I dropped off donation bags and later collected the bags when they were filled with food. Helping people makes me happy!

Vienna M., age 6, Alberta, Canada

We love to spend time together as a family during Christmas.

Matthias, Samuel, and Isaac M., ages 5, 2, and 8, Utah, USA

Light the world in Australia, Blake White holds a box full of scones that he made in his cooking class at school to a couple of his elderly neighbors.

I made scones in my cooking class at school. I delivered them with my brother and mum to our elderly neighbors for #LightTheWorld.

Blake W., age 13, Victoria, Australia

Melissa Evangelista de Barros smiles for a picture. She is wearing a paper missionary name tag.

I try to follow Jesus. I want to be a missionary and teach people the gospel.

Melissa B., age 7, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

We have a family Advent calendar with tasty treats. Our grandma also makes us one with scriptures about Jesus to help us remember the meaning of Christmas.

Emilian and Mathis F., ages 8 and 10, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Christmas makes me happy because I think about Jesus and Heavenly Father. I like to draw pictures and give them to my family for Christmas.

Emily H., age 11, Texas, USA