This week we met a sweet family though. The father, Bishop Katoa, played football at BYU. He played with Ty Detmer when they beat Miami and Ty got the Heisman. He's in the Tysman Rap. It was cool to talk about football a bit.
(In case you did are not familiar with the Tysman Rap)
Not too long ago someone asked me who I would want to talk to out of anyone on the earth who has lived or is living. It's a question that's asked a lot. There are a lot of people who would give anything to talk to some great leaders, scientists, or musicians of the past. But there is someone who all fail in comparison to. Someone who we actually do get the chance to talk to whenever we want. God is by far the most influential in Earth's history.
He is the inspiration of anything good that comes about. He knows everything and everyone, and loves us all. Because he loves us, Our Heavenly Father commands us to pray to him. The greatest opportunity we have, and we are asked and expected to take it. Prayer is key. I couldn't imagine my life without having a listening ear at the drop of a hat. Not only does he hear our prayers, but answers them too. He knows what's best for us and might not give us the answer we want, but we will get something. It's up to us to build a deep personal relationship with the creator of all we know. And our relationship with him is as close as we make it.
Someone told me that they were getting frustrated and disappointed with their prayers. I guess they were not as grand as expected. But the key thing about prayers is it doesn't matter how fancy we say them, or if they are done how others might. All that matters is a sincere conversation from the heart. If you do that, then the prayer is perfect.
In the Bible, James 1:5 tells us there is no stupid question in a prayer. And Galatians 5:22 tells us how we are going to get our answer. The Holy Ghost, through our feelings, will tell us what is right and answer any question we have. It's such crucial thing to have. There is someone out there who has a perfect infinite love for everyone, and wants to hear from us. Don't let how you pray discourage you from doing it. Don't let Satan ever make you think you shouldn't pray. Christ tells us to always pray unto the Father in his name. A quote I love from Brigham Young is to "pray until you feel like praying". You aren't going to get comfortable with prayer until you exercise it and build up your relationship. I have a strong belief and testimony of prayer. I've seen too many of my own prayers and others' answered to think otherwise.
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