David Journal

Tag: Prayer

  • Prayer must be combined with action

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    Or prayers will have little or no effect if our actions don’t demonstrate the sincerity of our petition and our faith. One reason for this is that if our actions demonstrate a lack of conformity to the principles of righteousness then we will lack the spiritual power to know what to pray for and our…

  • Adam built an alter

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    Among the first things Adam and Eve did once they were cast out of the Garden of Eden was to build an altar and offer prayer to God. Though they were cast out they sought only to stay as close to their father as was still possible. Do I have that same yearning.

  • Prayer plants the seed of faith

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    When the people ask Alma how to plant the seed of faith he instructed them to pray. When Amulek follows Alma in assisting he tells them again to pray. When Nephi teaches concerning Christ and writes of the path to salvation through the gate of baptism he follows that up by inviting any who wish…

  • The Lord’s Prayer

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    Notice that after admonishing against using vain repetitions Christ shared a prayer that took less than 30 second as a model of prayer. While we seek to be thorough in our prayers we still need to guard against vain repetitions. That means saying what we mean rather than what we feel we are expected to…

  • Seek ye first the kingdom of God

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    “Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to send for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant.” Susie Becker: Why…

  • Pray Always

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    The five suggestions by President Benson are very interesting. I hope we can have a good discussion in quorum meeting tomorrow about these five suggestions: Pray frequently. Fund an appropriate place to pray. Prepare ourselves for prayer. Make our prayers meaningful. After making a request in prayer we must do what we can to make…

  • Prayer—a Commandment and a Blessing

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    We should make the spirit of prayer “part of our very being.” Why? How do we do that? How do we know that it is “part of our very being”? It is a commandment from the Lord that we seek him constantly in humble prayer. When the Savior was with his disciples he taught them…

  • The Privilege of Prayer

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    I hope that my response to whatever the Lord offers me will be “Yes please!” Saying we are unworthy to pray is like a sick person saying they are too sick to go to the doctor. Like medicine, prayer only works best and consistently if we use it as directed.

  • Stand in Holy Places

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    You may think that those in the world are having more fun than you. I promise there is nothing that brings more joy than keeping the commandments. Our values are not negotiable.

  • Lessons from the Lord’s Prayers

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    Those who concur with a prayer should add an audible “amen.” The word means “truly” or “verily.”“Private prayers can be as long as we want, but public prayers should be short . . .” (1:44:00) As the Lord closes His prayer, He acknowledges God’s great power and glory, ending with “Amen.” Our prayers also close…