The Friend (LDS magazine)
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The Friend is the monthly English language
children's magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is aimed at those of Primary age (Primary is the name for the young LDS children's Sunday school
program), approximately ages 3 through 12. It includes messages from church leaders, stories, crafts, recipes, and artwork and poetry submitted by readers.
The Friend is the successor to The Children's Friend, the official magazine of the LDS Church for children between 1902 and 1970. The Friend has been published monthly since January 1971.
Material from The Friend is translated into over 50 languages and published in various language editions of the Liahona
, the church's official international magazine.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
children's magazine published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is aimed at those of Primary age (Primary is the name for the young LDS children's Sunday school
Sunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
program), approximately ages 3 through 12. It includes messages from church leaders, stories, crafts, recipes, and artwork and poetry submitted by readers.
The Friend is the successor to The Children's Friend, the official magazine of the LDS Church for children between 1902 and 1970. The Friend has been published monthly since January 1971.
Material from The Friend is translated into over 50 languages and published in various language editions of the Liahona
Liahona
According to the Book of Mormon and other Latter Day Saint movement sources, the Liahona is a brass ball that operated as a type of compass with two spindles. One of the spindles was said to point the direction Lehi and his party should travel after their escape from Jerusalem. The Book of Mormon...
, the church's official international magazine.
The Children's Friend
- May AndersonMay AndersonMay Anderson was the second general president of the children's Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1925 and 1939. Anderson also served as the first counselor to general Primary president Louie B...
(1902–1940) - May Green HinckleyMay Green HinckleyMay Green Hinckley was the third general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1940 until her death. She was the stepmother of Gordon B. Hinckley, fifteenth president of the LDS Church.May Green was born in Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.In...
(1940–1943) - Adele C. HowellsAdele C. HowellsAdele Morris Cannon Howells was the fourth general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1943 until her death....
(1943–1951) - LaVern W. ParmleyLaVern W. ParmleyLaVern Watts Parmley was the fifth general president of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Parmley was the first woman to be awarded the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America.LaVern Watts was born in Murray, Utah. She married Thomas J...
(1951–1970)
The Friend
- Doyle L. Green (1971–1976)
- Dean L. LarsenDean L. LarsenDean LeRoy Larsen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1976 and was the eighteenth Church Historian and Recorder from 1985 to 1997.-Biographical background:...
(1977–1978) - James E. FaustJames E. FaustJames Esdras Faust was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. Faust was Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1995 until his death, an LDS Church apostle for 29 years, and a general authority of the church for 35...
(1979) - M. Russell BallardM. Russell BallardMelvin Russell Ballard, Jr. is an American businessman and a religious leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was called to serve in the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1985. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Ballard is accepted by the church members as a...
(1980–1984 - Carlos E. AsayCarlos E. AsayCarlos Egan Asay was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1976 until his death....
(1985–1986) - Hugh W. PinnockHugh W. PinnockHugh Wallace Pinnock was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1977 until his death....
(1987–1989) - Rex D. PinegarRex D. PinegarRex Dee Pinegar has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1972. He has twice served as a member of the church's seven-man Presidency of the Seventy....
(1990–1994) - Joe J. ChristensenJoe J. ChristensenJoe Junior Christensen was the president of Ricks College from 1985 to 1989 and has been a general authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989. He was also president of the San Diego California Temple from 1999 to 2002.Christensen served as an officer in the United...
(1994–1995) - Jack H. GoaslindJack H. GoaslindJack H. Goaslind, Jr. was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1978 to his death. He was the seventeenth general president of the Young Men organization of the church from 1990-98.-Early life and local church service:Goaslind was born in Salt Lake City,...
(1996–1998) - Marlin K. JensenMarlin K. JensenMarlin Keith Jensen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989 and has been the official Church Historian and Recorder of the church since 2005. He is the 19th man to hold that calling since it was established in 1830.- Biographical background...
(1999–2000) - Dennis B. NeuenschwanderDennis B. NeuenschwanderDennis Bramwell Neuenschwander is an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Neuenschwander was a key figure in introducing Mormon missionaries to former Soviet bloc countries in Europe in the early 1990s.Born in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
(2001–2004) - Jay E. JensenJay E. JensenJay Edwin Jensen has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1992. On 1 August 2008, he became a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the church....
(2005–2008) - Spencer J. CondieSpencer J. CondieSpencer Joel Condie has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1989. Condie has previously worked as a professor at Brigham Young University and served for three years as mission president over the LDS Church in most of Eastern Europe...
(2008–current)
See also
- Ensign (LDS magazine)
- Liahona (magazine)Liahona (magazine)Liahona is the official international magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is named after the word Liahona from the Book of Mormon. The Liahona is published in 51 different languages from one to twelve times per year depending on the language...
- New Era (magazine)New Era (magazine)New Era is an official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First published in January 1971 along with the Ensign and the Friend, the New Era's intended audience has always been the youth of the Church...
- List of Latter Day Saint periodicals
External links
- The Friend official homepage
- HTML archive of The Friend (1971–present)
- PDF versions of The Friend (2001–present)