March 2012 Friend - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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For Children
The ArTicles
of fAiTh
of The ChurCh of Jesus ChrisT of LaTTer-day sainTs
We believe in God, the eternal Father, and
in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
to the Kingdom of God.
own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.
in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the
Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience
new Jerusalem) will be built upon the American
to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
continent; that Christ will reign personally upon
the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and
nances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the lord
receive its paradisiacal glory.
Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, baptism
laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
conscience, and allow all men the same privilege,
let them worship how, where, or what they may.
those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel
dents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honor-
and administer in the ordinances thereof.
ing, and sustaining the law.
nevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men;
forth.
of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things,
to endure all things. if there is anything virtuous,
and so forth.
lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek
after these things.
far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the
book of Mormon to be the word of God.
2 We believe that men will be punished for their
3 We believe that through the Atonement of
4 We believe that the first principles and ordi-
by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth,
5 We believe that a man must be called of God,
12 We believe in being subject to kings, presi-
6 We believe in the same organization that ex- 13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, be-
by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by
isted in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles,
prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so
7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, rev-
elation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues,
8 We believe the bible to be the word of God as
9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that
He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet
reveal many great and important things pertaining
10 We believe in the literal gathering of israel and
11 We claim the privilege of worshiping
Almighty God according to the dictates of our own
indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition
we have endured many things, and hope to be able
Joseph Smith.
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For Parents
ARTICLES OF FAITH
Are you working on learning the Articles of Faith?
You can learn all thirteen by playing Articles of Faith
Memory Quest at lds.org/friend. Don’t worry if you
don’t know them all yet. There are different levels of
difficulty and hints to help you along.
ONE IN A MILLION
How many “One in a Million” children have you
met at lds.org/friend? More than 30 children are
spotlighted there. Are there any near you?
For Teachers and Leaders
FAMILY HOME EVENING
Visit the “Family Home Evening” section of
lds.org for ideas, activities, videos, and more.
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Prepare for general conference by visiting
lds.org/general-conference. You’ll find information,
children’s activities, and talks from past conferences.
MUSIC PLAYER
You can listen to and learn the Primary songs
at lds.org/churchmusic. Click on “Music”
and then “Children’s Songbook.” Find the songs
listed alphabetically or by page number.
BRIGHT IDEA
You can use this month’s Bright Idea poster to
talk about courage. To print additional copies,
visit lds.org/friend and click on “Current
Issue” and then “Bright Idea.”
6 Friend
“Be strong
and of a good
courage.”
–Joshua 1:9
IllustratIon by brad teare