“Following Jesus Together,” Friend, December 2024, 20–21.
Following Jesus Together
Taylor F., age 10, Idaho, USA
Heath G., age 9, North Carolina, USA
Clairana E., age 11, Indiana, USA
Celine S., age 10, Nevada, USA
“Star of Zarahemla,” Emily D., age 11, Missouri, USA
Vea W., age 11, Maryland, USA
I saw an idea from #LighttheWorld to write a letter to a friend and tell them why I was thankful for them. I wrote it to my friend who goes to another church. When I gave him the letter, he smiled and I felt happy.
Luis R., age 10, San Juan, Puerto Rico
I feel Heavenly Father and Jesus’s love for me when I pray.
Caston N., age 9, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
My grandfather has been sick. I visited him when he was in the hospital so he wouldn’t feel sad and alone.
Keanu M., age 8, Tahiti, French Polynesia
We make presents for our family out of wood, paper, and glue for Christmas. We read a story every night for our Advent calendar and go sand sledding on the big sand dunes near where we live!
Washington, Liberty, Maren, and William R., ages 6, 9, 10, and 3, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Christmas is a special time for my family. We eat asado (Argentinian barbeque) together. We feel more united because we spend time with our grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Sofia N., age 8, Río Negro Province, Argentina
I received a toy grill one year for Christmas. The next Christmas I heard about a boy who didn’t have any toys. It was hard for me, but I gave him my toy grill.
Jackson B., age 7, Florida, USA