“Gardening with Mum,” Friend, November 2024, 30–31.

Gardening with Mum

By Kimberley Warner

(Based on a true story)

This story happened in New Zealand.

Hi, Emily! It’s nice out, isn’t it?

Yeah! Can I try? I want to help!

The spade might be too big for you. Why don’t you help me weed the garden?

OK!

Let’s be careful not to pull out any flowers. I’ll show you which ones are weeds.

Do we have to pull all the weeds out? There are so many!

We do if we want the garden to look nice.

Looking after a garden is hard.

You’re right. But the work still needs to be done.

Why did we plant so many flowers? That’s just more work!

Why do you think Heavenly Father made roses so pretty?

I don’t know.

Because He wants us to have joy when we see them.

It’s like that song! “I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world Heavenly Father created for me.”*

That’s why I don’t mind the hard work. The flowers make me happy.

They remind us of Heavenly Father’s love!