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Gardening with Mum
November 2024


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

Gardening with Mum

This story happened in New Zealand.

Mom and daughter in garden

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!

Mom holding a weed

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

Girl in the garden

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

Mom talking

We do if we want the garden to look nice.

Tired girl in garden

Looking after a garden is hard.

Mom working in flower beds

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

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

A rose

Why do you think Heavenly Father made roses so pretty?

I don’t know.

Mom holding a rose

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

Girl with roses

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

Mom and daughter looking at garden

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

They remind us of Heavenly Father’s love!

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Illustrations by Alyssa M. Gonzalez