First-ever Friend to Friend event
The event will be available to view beginning on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 11 a.m.* mountain standard time in English (including ASL), Spanish and Portuguese, with originating content in each of these three languages. It will be available to view on ChurchofJesusChrist.org, Youtube, BYUtv app and other media.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is releasing the first worldwide broadcast for children, a Friend to Friend event. This event includes activities, sing-along songs, and special messages by President Russell M. Nelson, Elder Ulisses Soares, and members of the Primary General Presidency
Parents are encouraged to watch the event with their children at their convenience. Primary leaders and teachers may wish to share this event with children who may not be watching with their parents. During the event, children will be invited to participate in activities. It may help to have a piece of paper, drawing utensils and scriptures nearby.
The Friend to Friend event is made up of short segments that are designed to be watched over and over again, explained Sister Lisa Harkness, first counselor in the Primary general presidency. “Each segment will be a great asset to home gospel study and be the catalyst for inspired family conversations,” she said. “We can imagine children watching with their friends and sharing gospel messages as they learn to follow Jesus’ example together.”
Sister Cristina B. Franco, second counselor in the Primary general presidency, said, “We hope this Friend to Friend event will strengthen children’s faith in Jesus Christ as they follow the Savior’s example by making and keeping covenants, serving and loving others as He has.”
The event can also be viewed any time after the initial broadcast. It will be archived on face2face.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, the Latter-day Saints Channel, Gospel Media and Gospel Library and may be streamed or downloaded.