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Honesty

Stories

• “Abu Learns Honesty” (March 2012 Liahona and Friend)
  A boy learns what honesty means after taking food without paying for it.
• “Being Honest” (February 2002 Liahona and Friend)
  A boy from Brazil returns a wallet and finds joy in honesty.
• “The Candy Ball” (January 2010 Liahona and Friend)
  A young girl takes a piece of candy without asking and learns a valuable lesson.
• “Friend to Friend” (November 1997 Liahona and October 1996 Friend)
  President Thomas S. Monson shares a story about being honest when he was in the Navy.
• “Honest Morgan” (March 2007 Liahona and Friend)
  A young boy learns about honesty when he tries to blame a mistake on his younger brother.
• “Kelsey Makes a Mistake” (July 2012 Liahona and Friend)
  A wordless story about a young girl who tells her mother the truth.
• “Niya’s Choice” (April 2011 Liahona and Friend)
  A girl returns the extra change given to her by a shopkeeper.

English only

• “Annie’s Spelling Test” (February 2012 Friend)
  Annie tells her teacher after getting a score she didn’t deserve.
• “The Apple Adventure” (October 2011 Friend)
  Donna and her cousin get hurt stealing apples, and decide to tell the truth.
• “Baby-Sitting Job” (August 2001 Friend)
  True story of Alanna learning the commandment of being honest.
• “Beeline to the Truth” (January 2012 Friend)
  A boy decides to be honest after he steals a pocketknife.
• “Broken Trust” (April 2009 Friend)
  Melinda is afraid to tell her neighbor that she broke a figurine, but decides to tell the truth.
• “The Case of the Broken Mirror” (January 2010 Friend)
  Mason confesses to his mother that he broke her mirror.
• “Caught!” (June 2009 Friend)
  Jake learns a lesson about honesty after he injures himself fishing instead of doing what his mother asked him to.
• “The Cheating Lesson” (September 2009 Friend)
  Includes a story about cheating and a quiz about what cheating is.
• “Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Honesty: A Moral Compass” (November 2001 Friend)
  President James E. Faust tells a story about a young athlete who was honest.
• “Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: We Believe in You!” (May 2004 Friend)
  President James E. Faust encourages us to be honest and avoid temptation.
• “Escaping from the Hole” (August 2008 Friend)
  Jacob learns he needs to repent after he steals gum from a store.
• “As Good As Our Bond” (November 1997 Friend)
  Elder Sheldon F. Child teaches that honesty is the only policy.
• “An Honest Athlete” (July 2012 Friend)
  Jacob gets the biggest cheer of all when he is honest about missing part of the course.
• “Honesty” (October 1996 Friend)
  Elder David B. Haight teaches the importance of honesty and integrity.
• “Maria Makes a Choice” (May 1983 Friend)
  A young girl has to make a choice when her friend wants her to steal candy from a store.
• “Matt and Mandy” (August 2000 Friend)
  Matt and Mandy learn that when you steal or cheat, there are hidden costs.
• “Matt and Mandy” (August 2011 Friend)
  Mandy finds $20 and must decide what to do with it.
• “Mr. Lukin’s Turkeys” (July 2008 Friend)
  While trying to get the neighbor’s turkeys out of his mom’s garden, Rex throws a rock and kills one of the turkeys. Now he must tell his neighbor the truth.
• “The Reading Race” (January 2010 Friend)
  April learns a lesson about honesty after she lies about how many pages she has read in a book.
• “Special Witness” (July 2007 Friend)
  Elder David A. Bednar teaches why it is important to be honest.
• “The Stolen Purse” (April 2012 Friend)
  Joseph finds a purse and returns it to the woman who it belongs to.
• “The Stolen Records” (July 2010 Friend)
  Elder Lance B. Wickman had a difficult choice to make as a boy when a bigger boy steals from their school.
• “Tangerines” (August 2009 Friend)
  Liz tells her neighbors the truth after she takes tangerines from their tree without asking.
• “Tickets and the Truth” (November 2011 Friend)
  Molly tells the truth after falsely accusing a boy.
• “Trust and the Truth” (January 2012 Friend)
  A boy is trusted because he has always told the truth.
• “Weeding Out the Lie” (September 2012 Friend)
  A girl is tempted to lie to her mother about being done with her chores, but she decides to tell the truth.

Activities

• “I Can Be Honest” (July 2012 Liahona and Friend)
  A hidden picture activity with an image of a child being honest.
• “Sharing Time: Be Honest” (January 1987 Friend)
  Cut out and put together a train that spells honesty.
• “Sharing Time: Honest and Truthful at all Times” (October 1996 Liahona and Friend)
  Color cutouts to make action scene as you tell the story of Joseph F. Smith and the ruffians.
• “Sharing Time: I Believe in Being Honest” (September 1993 Liahona and Friend)
  Includes a coloring page about the Anti-Nephi-Lehies and the stripling warriors.

English only

• “Honesty Quiz” (April 2011 Friend)
  A quiz to help children evaluate how honest they are.

Media

• For the Strength of Youth: Honesty and Integrity
• Music: “Dare to Do Right” (Children’s Songbook, 158)
• Music: “I Believe in Being Honest” (Children’s Songbook, 149)
• Music: “Stand for the Right” (Children’s Songbook, 159)
• Video: Mormon Messages, “Honesty”