We also had the very cool opportunity to go into the church offices to meet with Brad Teare who is in charge of the illustrations for the FRIEND. He is in our ward and use to be our home teacher so I asked him for a tour of the "FRIEND" he was very gracious and we got to see how they illustrate the FRIEND. He is an amazing artist! He asked us what type of animal he should put on the front of the November issue and we told him...so we know whats coming in November. He drew for us a while and that was very cool to see what they do on the computer with the drawings. Next time your reading the FRIEND look for Brad Teare's name beside some of the pictures. We were very grateful for this experience something the kids will always remember.....I HOPE!!