Communicating with Our Father in Heaven

Communicating Effectively with Our Father in Heaven




Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gave a talk in October 1989 titled Learning to Recognize Answers to Prayer.  Here is an excerpt: "Our
Heavenly Father did not put us on earth to fail but to succeed
gloriously. It may seem paradoxical, but that is why recognizing answers
to prayer can sometimes be very difficult. Some face life with only
their own experience and capacity to help them. Others seek, through
prayer, divine inspiration to know what to do. When required, they qualify for power beyond their own capacity to do it.




"Communication
with our Father in Heaven is not a trivial matter. It is a sacred
privilege. It is based upon unchanging principles. When we receive help
from our Father in Heaven, it is in response to faith, obedience, and
the proper use of agency.

It
is a mistake to assume that every prayer we offer will be answered
immediately. Some prayers require considerable effort on our part. True,
sometimes impressions come when we have not specifically sought them.
They generally concern something we need to know and are not otherwise
able to find out.




"We
are here on earth to gain experience we can obtain in no other way. We
are given the opportunity to grow, to develop, and to gain spiritual
maturity. To do that, we must learn to apply truth. How we face
challenges and resolve difficult problems is crucially important to our
happiness."




To read the full text, click here:  https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1989/10/learning-to-recognize-answers-to-prayer?lang=eng