[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey everybody!
I'm Payson!
And I'm Brianna!
We are so excited to welcome
you to our very first Friend
to Friend, an event just for
kids.
Yep!
We're going to have fun by
singing together, visiting
other parts of the world, and
doing some fun activities.
We'll even be playing with
rocks!
We will also hear
messages from Elder Ulisses
Soares of the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles, the Primary
General Presidency, and the
prophet, President Russell M.
Nelson!
The two of us are
going to be kind of like your
guides.
To start, our friend Grant is
going to give us an opening
prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father,
we are grateful for this
day.
Please welcome the spirit
today and please bless that
people that are watching will
feel the spirit and that what
we hear we will know is true
and that we can have a great
time and learn a lot through the
activities we will be doing,
and in the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen
Thanks Grant!
Alright, music is a great way
to learn about the gospel of
Jesus Christ, and we LOVE
singing time!
We are going to
have an opening song, and we
want you to sing along with
us.
It's "I Am a Child of God."
As you watch and
sing with us, how many
different children
do you see?
I love that song.
So, how many children did you
see, Payson?
I lost count at
27...
BUT I can always watch it
again...
That song has an
important message.
Since we are children of God,
we are never alone, even when
we sometimes feel like we are.
Heavenly Father loves us and
watches over us.
Yep!
And we can turn to God in the
good times and the hard ones
by praying to Him.
Let's read a scripture about
prayer.
Great!
If you want, pause the video
and get your own scriptures
out and read along.
It is in Doctrine and
Covenants section 19
verse 38.
Here it is!
"Pray always, and I will pour
out my Spirit upon you,
and great shall be your
blessing--yea, even more than
if ye should obtain treasures
of earth."
I love that!
I'm so glad I can pray every
day and the Holy Ghost can be
with me.
Jesus prayed to
Heavenly Father too.
Let's watch a video about
that.
Before the earth was
made, we all lived in
heaven with our Heavenly
Parents and our older
Brother, Jesus.
We were happy, and we loved
each other very much.
One day Heavenly Father told
us He would make an earth for
us to live on.
He knew we would sometimes
not keep His commandments
while we were on earth.
We would need a Savior to
help us return home to Him.
Heavenly Father chose Jesus
to be our Savior.
When Jesus came to earth,
He showed us the right way to
live.
He helped people.
He taught them to love one
another.
[He] taught that we should
talk to Heavenly Father
through prayer.
We can thank God for what we
have.
We can ask Him for what we
need.
We can pray to forgive
others.
We can ask God to forgive us.
We can pray to make good
choices.
I can be like Jesus.
I can pray to Heavenly Father
every day.
Now it's time for
our first activity.
We're going to learn more
about prayer by drawing
together!
For this activity,
you'll need a piece of paper
and something to draw with.
If you can, go get some
paper.
And we're going
to go to the craft room!
Come with us!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Ok everybody, here
it is!
Isn't it cool?
Okay, are you
ready to draw?
Now we're going to get a
little help from Hadley and
her dad, Rob.
Hi, Breanna!
Hi, Payson!
Welcome to our
Friend to Friend event!
We're so glad you're here!
Take it away.
We're so glad to be here
too, and we hope you're excited
and you're going to follow along
with us.
you got your drawing supplies?
Yes.
we're going to use
Markers but you can use
whatever you have at home.
You also need some...
paper and something
to color with.
All right.
Ready to
start?
Yes.
We're going draw a child
praying, and we're going to keep
it nice and simple and we're
going to use shapes.
Let's first draw a circle for
our child's head.
We're going to start up here
towards the top of our paper
we're going to draw a big
circle.
That's really big.
Yeah, is that -- that's
not too big, is it?
Good job.
Keep going.
You did it.
Now we're going draw the body.
And we're going to draw
two lines that come down from
the circle.
We're going to draw
one like this and one coming
down over here.
There you go.
And then we're
going to connect the bottom of
those two lines.
Next we can draw the bottom of
the shirt.
And we can draw a little
diagonal line towards the bottom
of this shape.
And then let's draw their
feet sticking out behind them.
We'll draw a little curve
that comes out and then
back in.
Then let's draw another curve
for the other foot.
Because they're
kneeling.
Yeah, they're kneeling.
Okay.
Now let's draw their
hands.
And we'll draw them coming
up like this, around,
and then back down.
And then we can also draw the
end of their sleeve.
and let's also draw another
curve like we did
for the foot, but let's do
this for their arms or hands.
And then we can also draw a
little line for the sleeve.
Good job.
All right.
Now we need to draw their face.
Let's draw a little nose.
Right here.
Draw a little curve, cute nose.
Now let's draw their eyes.
and we're going to draw a little
curve like this, because their
eyes are closed.
yeah, you could also add
eyelashes.
Do you want to draw
a girl version?
Yes.
I'll draw a boy
version.
That looks really cute.
Thank you.
now we can draw a little
smile, because I always feel
good when I say a prayer.
Me too.
we can also draw a
cheek line.
Now we'll draw their ear.
We're going to draw a
curve that kind of looks
like a circle but then doesn't
connect.
Let's also draw a small little
curve on the inside of their
ear.
Perfect.
Okay.
Now we can draw their
hair.
And this is the fun part
too, because you can change it
any way you want.
You can add Curley hair.
Crazy hair.
Crazy hair, yeah.
Maybe you're just waking up in
the morning and your hair is
kind of crazy.
Yeah.
And you can also draw
straight hair; you can draw
Curley hair.
You can draw long
hair.
Oh, yeah, you can draw
long hair or short hair.
I'm going to draw little
curves like this.
I'm going to draw Curley
hair.
Do you want to draw --
maybe straight hair on yours?
Just so it looks different.
There you go.
And then we can draw
more curves down here behind the
ear and connecting
to the back of their head.
Oh, that's perfect.
Okay.
Now I'm going to
draw -- my curve went
outside of the circle.
I'm going to draw a little spiky
hair on the front.
Do you want to add some extra
details to your hair?
Yes, I'm going to
draw a ponytail.
Oh, perfect.
Or a bun.
Oh, a bun.
Yeah, that would be cool.
Oh, I love it.
Oh, it's really cute.
You could also add -- why
don't you add a little cute
flower in her hair, too?
Oh, yeah.
Big flower.
I like it.
You can add even more
details to your drawing,
like a background?
What could they
draw on their background?
Maybe their bed?
Oh, yeah, if you're
praying in your room, in the
morning or at nighttime.
There could be a window,
and you could draw a sun?
Or a moon.
Or a moon, if you're
praying at night?
Yeah.
I love that our two
drawings look a little
different.
Yeah, they
don't look have to look exactly
the same.
No, they don't.
We should take a minute
and check on Breanna and Payson.
Yeah, how are your
drawings turning out?
Here's mine.
And here's mine.
This is so fun.
Wow, your
drawings are turning out
amazing!
You did a really
good job.
You really did.
Okay, Let's keep going on our
drawings.
the next step is...
To color it.
Yes.
We're using markers
to color our drawings, but you
can use whatever you have at
home, like crayons.
you could even paint your
drawings.
Or colored pencils.
oh, colored pencils,
that would work great.
You could also color your
drawings any way you want.
I'm going to do a dark brown
for the hair, and what
color are you going to use for
your hair?
A yellow.
for the blonde.
That would be really
cool.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hadley, give me a
high-five.
you did such a great job on your
cute little girl praying.
I like yours, too.
oh, Thanks.
We sped that part up
really fast, but remember, you
can take extra time to finish
coloring your drawings and
also add a cool background.
We hope you had a lot
of fun drawing your praying
child.
we do.
We hope you
had a lot of fun and I'm sure
your drawings turned out
perfect.
And we'll see you later.
Good-bye.
Well that was fun!
Thanks for helping us learn
to draw, Rob and Hadley!
I'm going to put
this by my bed to remind me
to pray every single day.
Now let's meet a
friend who had an experience
with praying for help.
He lives in Tahiti.
Come on, let's go!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Alright, now let's
find Tahiti.
There it is, right in the middle
of the Pacific Ocean!
I bet it's pretty
warm there.
I'm not sure we're dressed
right.
Costume change, Payson!
Hmm...something's
missing...oh yeah!
That's better.
Now we're
ready.
Hi, Raiairii!
It is so great to
see you.
Your island looks beautiful!
Would it be okay if we shared
your story?
Here we go!
Raiarii loves visiting his
grandmother, Mamy.
While there, he plays on the
beach and catches fish in the
lagoon.
He eats mangoes and bananas
from the trees.
A few years ago,
he met Mamy's friends Kali
and Mia.
Every morning Raiarii and
Mamy would read the Book of
Mormon together.
Kali and Mia started joining
them.
Raiarii helped explain the
scriptures so that they were
easy to understand.
Kali was impressed with
Raiarii's knowledge of the
scriptures.
Raiarii liked
helping Kali catch fish.
One day Raiarii said, "Let's
pray so that we can be safe and
that we can catch lots and lots
of fish."
That day Kali caught
more fish than ever before!
Kali decided to always pray
before he goes fishing.
Raiarii was
getting ready to be baptized.
He told Kali all about it.
Then the missionaries came
and taught Kali and Mia more
about the gospel.
When Kali and Mia were
baptized, Raiarii was there.
He was so happy that Kali and
Mia wanted to follow in
Jesus's footsteps.
Last December,
Kali and Mia were sealed in
the Tahiti temple,
and Raiarii came along to
celebrate with them!
Raiarii's example
shows all of us what we can
do to build friendships and
help others come to know the
Savior.
Raiarii, that was
a great experience!
Yes it was!
Next time I think we should
fly to Tahiti to hang out
with you on your beach in
person.
Would that be okay?
Bye!
I think it's
pretty cool that Raiarii prayed
for help about fishing.
And I love how he
helped his friend learn about
Jesus!
You know, we can
do that too.
We can pray when we need
help.
And we can tell our friends
about Jesus.
Who can you tell
about Jesus?
Write their name down, and
ask Heavenly Father for help.
The Friend
magazine has more about Rai's
story.
It also has a place where you
can write the name of someone
you want to tell about Jesus.
Check it out!
Well, that was
fun.
But I think we'd better head
back.
costume change.
Alright, are you
ready for another song?
Let's sing "I Will
Walk with Jesus."
You can sing along!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
That was great.
Thank you to the singers,
David and Sophia.
And thanks, Norah, for
playing the piano.
I love the
message in that song.
One way to walk with Jesus is
by making promises with
Heavenly Father--like the
ones we make when we're
baptized.
Some of you have
been baptized already, and
some of you will be soon.
I'm getting
baptized this year!
I'm so excited!
Let's learn about
when the Savior was baptized.
John the Baptist was a great
prophet.
He taught people to repent
and baptized them.
One day John was baptizing
people in the Jordan River.
Jesus came and asked John to
baptize Him.
John knew that Jesus didn't
have any sins.
So why did Jesus want to be
baptized?
Jesus said He needed to obey
all of the commandments.
Being baptized is a
commandment.
After John baptized Jesus,
a dove came to show that the
Holy Ghost was there.
Heavenly Father's voice came
from heaven, saying, "This is
my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased."
We can obey the commandments and
choose to be baptized, like
Jesus.
Then we can be confirmed and
have the gift of the
Holy Ghost too.
The Holy Ghost can always be
with me.
He can guide me, comfort me,
and help me follow Jesus
every day.
OK.
I'm excited about this next
part.
Our field
reporters, Thomas and Abby,
are going to visit with a
very special guest.
Take it away!
Thanks guys!
We're at Church Headquarters.
We're going to visit
Elder Ulisses Soares of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
We're going to ask
him about the promises we
make when we're baptized.
Alright Abby, let's go!
Hello, Abby
and Thomas!
Come in.
Please have a seat in
my office.
Okay.
Thank you for
coming.
It's so good to
see you, and thank you for
wearing your masks!
so Since we are a little away
from each other, I think we
can remove our masks now so we
can hear each other better.
how is that?
good
Excellent.
so Now tell me what brings you
to my office today?
As you know, we are
having a little broadcast for
children of the Church,
and we want to ask you a
question.
That is
wonderful!
Go ahead.
We've been talking
about baptism.
We know that when we're
baptized we make promises or
covenants with God.
Some of us have
already made those covenants,
and some of us will soon.
What advice do you have for
us about keeping these
promises?
Well, I would
love to answer that
question--with a story from
when I was eleven years old.
In fact, I have a little
friend here who can help me to
tell that story.
Hey, Young Ulisses, are you
there?
Hello
Elder Soares!
Children,
this was me
when I was 11 years old.
Ulisses, say hello to my dear
new friends Thomas and Abby.
Hi guys!!
Abby and Hi Ulisses.
Hey,
Ulisses, will you
you help me tell a story?
Is it
the one about the money
again?
That's
the one. go ahead!
When I,
like you, was in Primary, my
kind bishop invited me to
talk to him in his office.
He talked to me about keeping
the promises I made to
Heavenly Father when I had
been baptized a couple of
years before.
He also talked to me about
the importance of keeping the
commandments and always being
honest with God and with
other people.
Then he looked in my eyes and
said, "Ulisses, if you do the
things we just have talked
about, you will be blessed in
your life and you will be
better prepared to serve a
mission someday."
I was surprised because I was
only 11 years old!
But from then on, I always
remembered my bishop's
words.
One day I faced a challenge.
My mother gave me money and
asked me to go to a store
close to my house to buy some
fruit.
On my way home from the
store, I looked at the money
in my hand.
I saw that I had more money
than I had started with!
The old lady behind the
counter had made a mistake
and had given me too much
money back.
As I was curiously counting
the money, Satan tried to
convince me that I could
keep the money for myself.
I thought, "I can give the
correct change back to my
mother.
Then I can keep the extra
money to spend however I
want."
but then I remembered
what my bishop taught me.
I knew that to keep my
baptismal covenants, I needed
to be honest.
When I had this thought,
I felt the Holy Ghost.
So I walked back to the
store and returned the money
to the old lady behind the
counter.
As I walked home that day,
I felt good in my heart.
I knew I was obeying
Heavenly Father's commandments.
Choosing the right during
this moment gave me the
strength to make many, many
other correct choices and
keep my promises to my
Heavenly Father.
all right,
Thomas and Abby, boys and
girls around the world--and that
includes you, Ulisses--please
always remember the covenants
you make when you are
baptized.
you promised to keep the
commandments, remember
Jesus Christ, and
take Jesus's name upon
you.
And you will have
the Holy Ghost to help you.
Prepare yourself to have a good
life.
Heavenly Father will give you
all the blessings you need.
well, Does that
answer your question, Abby
and Thomas?
Yes, it does,
thank you!
ABBY: that was so wonderful.
Oh, that's
great.
thank you for coming.
well, tchau, Ulisses, and
good-bye to you!
thank you very much.
So I will accompany you at the
door.
come on.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Pretty cool, right?
Yeah, it was
awesome getting to know
Elder Soares...
and young Ulisses too!
You're right.
Now back to you,
Payson and Brianna!
Thanks Abby and
Thomas!
I really want to keep my
promises to God like
Elder Soares did.
Me too!
Another way we can keep our
promises to God is by serving
others.
That's right!
Let's watch a video about how
Jesus served people when he
was on the earth.
One day Jesus climbed on a
ship.
He asked the fishermen to
launch it into the water.
He stood on the ship and
taught crowds of people on
the shore.
Then Jesus told a fisherman
named Peter to let his nets
down into the water.
Peter said he hadn't caught
any fish all day, but he
would try again.
This time, Peter caught
enough fish to fill two
boats!
Jesus asked the fishermen to
leave their boats and follow
Him.
He wanted them to be His
disciples.
Jesus's disciples listened as
He taught about
Heavenly Father.
They watched Jesus heal the
sick and show love to others.
After Jesus died,
the disciples did what they had
seen Jesus do.
They taught, healed, and
loved.
I can teach others about
Jesus by what I say and do.
I can heal people's hurt
feelings with kindness.
I can take care of
people who are sick or poor.
I will show love, like Jesus.
I always feel
good when I serve like Jesus
did!
Me too!
we're going to start our
next activity, which has a
lot to do with what we've
been talking about.
During this
activity, think about ways
you can serve others.
Our friend Patti
is going to help us!
I think you're going to
really like her.
Let's go back to the craft
room!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hi, Patti!
Hi Payson and Brianna!
We hear you have
a fun activity for us.
We get to tell stories
with rocks!
That sounds fun!
I find rocks that
tell the stories of Jesus.
There are a lot of rocks that
he made.
Enough for everyone.
You know the story of Christmas,
when Jesus was born.
Do you remember the story when
Jesus rode a donkey into
Jerusalem?
The people celebrated him as
their Savior and king.
Once he prayed in a garden,
taking upon himself all of our
pain and sorrows, so we can let
them go.
He willingly gave his life on
the cross to rescue us and bring
us home.
And then Jesus came
back to life.
We will all live again because
of him.
Jesus loves children.
Can you imagine what it would be
like to give him a hug?
that is
really cool, Patti.
Thank you.
Now, let's make some rock art
together.
Are you ready?
It's so easy to make just about
any picture with only two rock
art shapes, long rocks and
circle rocks.
Let's make a person.
So we can use a long rock to be
the body, and a circle rock to
be the head.
My favorite is to use
curved rocks, because it
shows emotion.
Hmm.
Let's tell the Bible story of a
dad who ran to find Jesus to
heal his very sick little girl.
By the time they got to her
home, she had died, but the
Savior was still able to bring
her back to life.
So let's make a picture of that.
find the longest rock for
the girl's bed, and then
we'll find a tall rock to
be the girl and lay her down in
the bed.
And a circle rock for
her head.
And you might even add a
pillow.
And there she is.
Now we need Jesus.
So we will find a
tall rock to be our Savior.
You could even use a
curved rock if you wanted to.
And a circle for his head.
And then maybe some legs.
So you can have him standing up,
or we'll have him kneel in this
case.
And now let's give him an arm to
reach out to the little girl.
And here's my favorite part,
where he says, little girl,
arise, and she does.
She comes back to life.
So how did you do?
Breana, will you show
us your picture?
this is Jesus and
and is the little girl being
healed.
Well that's fantastic.
It's neat, isn't
it?
Payson, will you show
us yours?
Yes.
So this is
Jesus.
and his hand is out because he's
trying to heal her.
And then she -- her head goes
off her pillow and she is
healed.
Your rock art looks
great.
You know, it would make a
special present for someone you
love.
Every time you go outside,
look for long rocks and
circle rocks to add to your
collection.
invite your whole family to
look for rocks with you,
and soon you'll have enough
rocks to tell a lot of stories.
Remember, even the rocks can
testify of Jesus if we help
them.
Wow.
That was great,
Patti.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
You know, you can do
this too.
Just find some rocks
and make your own pictures.
Here are some that other kids
have made.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Those are really
cool!
I can't wait to make my own.
Well, it's time for our
next guest.
It's Sister Joy D. Jones,
the Primary General President.
Do you think she's here yet?
Let's hurry!
Bye Patti!
Bye guys!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hi, Sister Jones!
You really came!
Hi Brianna
and Payson!
You are doing an amazing job
as our hosts!
Thank you
Sister Jones.
We've been talking about
following Jesus Christ and
serving others.
Do you have anything you'd
like to say about that?
Yes, thank
you, Payson.
Boys and girls, I am so happy
to be here.
First of all, I want you all
to know how much your
Heavenly Father loves you.
You are so very special to him.
And each of you has the power
to make a difference.
Since we are talking about
service, I hope you are aware
of the Helping Hands
invitation introduced in the
January Friend magazine.
Children, you can be helping
hands all around the world.
Watch for the Friend magazine
throughout this year for more
ideas to help others as Jesus
did.
I just want to give a few
examples of girls and boys
who have been serving around
the world.
First, I want to mention
Shiloh from the Philippines.
He reaches out to new friends
to help everyone feel
included.
In American Samoa, Eta and
her sister, Talai, share food
with others.
Sophie in Norway helped clean
up the beaches near her
grandma's house.
Nathan from the Republic of
the Congo helps his younger
siblings learn how to read.
In Uruguay, Magali helps her
mom and dad with chores on
the farm.
Eleanor from the
United States helped her
neighbors after a hurricane.
Porter and Connor in Poland
helped take pictures of
graves to help others with
their family history.
Victoria in the United Arab
Emirates shared a video of
herself and her sister
singing "I Am a Child of God"
to cheer up her teachers and
classmates during the
pandemic.
And this is Stella from
Ghana.
She is only 11 years old, but
she decided to start visiting
her elderly neighbor and
helping her around the house.
Each of the
children we've talked about
are serving like the Savior
did.
And I know you can too.
I invite you to notice
someone who needs help.
Then say a prayer, and make a
plan to serve them.
Heavenly Father will help you
along the way.
Thank you again, Brianna and
Payson.
Thank, Sister Jones!
Thank you,
Sister Jones.
We'll see you
later.
Goodbye!
Now, boys and
girls, please remember how much
we love you and how much
Heavenly Father loves you.
We can't wait to see you all
again soon in Primary!
And you know what?
I've seen the magic of this
room.
I think I'll try it out.
I'd like to go to Tahiti!
I loved those
stories from around the
world!
You know, You can learn more
about Stella in the Friend
magazine.
Sister Jones's
invitation is there too.
I'm going to start on it
right away.
Well, our
broadcast is coming to an
end.
That's really
sad because it went by so fast,
but it's been really fun
to be with you guys.
but Before we go,
we have one last message
from a very special guest.
Can you guess who?
I bet you can!
It's President Russell M.
Nelson!
After we listen to him,
we will have a closing
SONG--ACTUALLY TWO SONGS: "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus"
and "We'll Bring the World
His Truth."
This song is going
to be fun because it is in
English, Spanish, and
Portuguese.
You can sing along in all
three languages and learn
something new!
Then we will have
a closing prayer by Scarlett.
Alright!
Time to watch
President Nelson!
President Russell M.
NELSON: My dear young
friends, I love you!
When I see you, I think about
my great-grandchildren.
Did you know that in my
family, we have more than
100 great-grandchildren under
the age of 12?
They are bright and very
precious, just like you are.
I hope you have had a
wonderful time during this
special event.
It was prepared just for you.
The music, the stories,
videos, and activities were
all excellent.
We have learned some
important things today,
haven't we?
We have been reminded that
each of us is a beloved child
of God.
Please remember that fact.
If you never forget that one
pure truth, you can face any
problem with faith and
courage.
I also love what was said
about Jesus Christ today.
I know that the way to find
true joy in life is to walk
always on His covenant path.
Some of you have already been
baptized and confirmed.
This means that you have made
a promise that you will
follow the Lord, and He will
send His Spirit to guide you.
Just think of the light and
love you can bring into the
world as faithful followers
of Jesus Christ!
Now, you might think that
because you are young,
you cannot do great things.
Maybe you think that
Heavenly Father's work is only
for adults.
But I want you to know that
Heavenly Father sees things
differently than we do.
His ways are very different
from ours.
He has said, "By small and
simple things are great
things brought to pass."
The Lord can use you--yes,
each of you--to do His
amazing and important work.
So what are some of the
"small and simple things" you
can do to make a big
difference in the world?
You can help someone in need.
You can learn the teachings
of Jesus Christ and abide by
them.
You can share what you know
about the Savior.
You can keep His commandments
and prepare now to go to the
temple and be baptized for
your ancestors.
When you do any of these
things, you are helping
Heavenly Father to gather His
children back to Him.
My beloved young friends,
I am so very proud of each one
of you!
I know that Heavenly Father
is watching over you.
He loves you very much and so
do I.
Of this I testify, in the
sacred name of Jesus Christ,
amen.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Dear Heavenly Father, we thank
thee for this day.
We thank thee that we could
have this broadcast for
the primary children,
and we thank thee for
the spirit that we've had.
and please bless that we can
have the spirit through our
lives, and we can be strong and
righteous as we follow the
Savior and as we follow
our prophet, and I say these
things in the name of
Jesus Christ, amen.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Payson!
Something's missing.
Oh, yeah ...
[laughter]
that's not better
i'm excited about
this next part.
I've got it.
tell us when to film.
Wait a minute...
This is not Tahiti!