This is a review of the slides we used while discussing... Prayer JS-H 1:1-26
Spirit... given by the prayer of faith BD:752
Prayer Prerequisite(s)Prerequisite(s) PrinciplesPrinciples OutcomesOutcomes
Prerequisites of Prayer With Real Intent: Moroni 7:6;10:4 Be Humble: D&C 112:10
“If any person needed wisdom from God, I did; for how to act I did not know, and unless I could get more wisdom than I then had, I would never know; for the teachers of religion of the different sects understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the Bible.” (Joseph Smith History 1:12)
“I knew not who was right or who was wrong and I considered it of first importance that I should be right, in matters that involve eternal consequences.” (The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, Dean C. Jessee, p. 75)
“I testify that our prayers, offered in humility and sincerity, are heard and answered. It is a miraculous thing, but it is real” (President Gordon B. Hinckley Ensign, Nov. 2000, 8).
Prerequisites of Prayer With Real Intent: Moroni 7:6;10:4 Be Humble: D&C 112:10 Pray Continually: Mos. 26:39
Prerequisites of Prayer With Real Intent: Moroni 7:6;10:4 Be Humble: D&C 112:10 Pray Continually: Mos. 26:39 Do Not Force Spiritual Things
“It is not wise to wrestle with the revelations with such insistence as to demand immediate answers or blessings to your liking. You cannot force spiritual things. Such words as compel, coerce, constrain, pressure, demand, do not describe our privileges with the Spirit. You can no more force the Spirit to respond than you can force a bean to sprout, or an egg to hatch before it's time. You can create a climate to foster growth, nourish, and protect, but you cannot force or compel: you must await the growth. Do not be impatient to gain great spiritual knowledge. Let it grow, help it grow, but do not force it or you will open the way to be misled.” (Boyd K. Packer, The Candle of the Lord, Ensign, Jan. 1983, 51-56). “It is not wise to wrestle with the revelations with such insistence as to demand immediate answers or blessings to your liking. You cannot force spiritual things. Such words as compel, coerce, constrain, pressure, demand, do not describe our privileges with the Spirit. You can no more force the Spirit to respond than you can force a bean to sprout, or an egg to hatch before it's time. You can create a climate to foster growth, nourish, and protect, but you cannot force or compel: you must await the growth. Do not be impatient to gain great spiritual knowledge. Let it grow, help it grow, but do not force it or you will open the way to be misled.” (Boyd K. Packer, The Candle of the Lord, Ensign, Jan. 1983, 51-56).
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