The purpose of prayer is to access things of the spirit. We are repeatedly taught in the scripture that the Lord will answer our prayers. Receiving and recognizing answers to our prayers is the topic of this post.
Like many of you reading this post, I have had many prayers answered.[1] Therefore, I am familiar with [...]
There is nothing in life as sublime as receiving an answer to prayer! This is especially true if we have been seeking the Lord with all our heart on a matter of deepest import for a prolonged period of time. To experience an answer to prayer is to have our confidence wax strong in the [...]
Before reading on I suggest you read Gene R. Cook’s Challenge , Nov 11, 2007 blog.To start a discussion on prayer I feel it is important to underscore a fact that we experience everyday. People differ in their abilities. To illustrate this consider two disparate activities; running a 5K race and taking an algebra class. [...]
Years ago at a Stake meeting I heard Gene R Cook talk about a book he was to publish. It was to be on the subject of receiving answers to our prayers. For the next two hours he spoke on this idea. To introduce his subject he did the most interesting thing I have ever [...]