Regarding prayer, President Russell M. Nelson, prior to his calling as Prophet, Seer and Revelator for the Church and the world, in his book “Accomplishing the Impossible” said: “Prayer begins with individual initiative. “Behold,” saith the Lord, “I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him, and he with me.38 That door is opened when we pray to Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ.” 39
When should we pray? Whenever we desire! Alma taught, “Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night, lie down unto the Lord,… and when thou risest up in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things ye shall be lifted up at the last day.” 40
Jesus reminded His disciples “that they should not cease to pray in their hearts.” 41
The practice of Church members is to kneel in family prayer each morning and evening, in addition to having daily personal prayers and blessings on our food. President Thomas S. Monson has said. “As we offer unto our Lord our family and personal prayers, let us do so with faith and trust in Him.”43 And so in praying for temporal and spiritual blessings, we should all plead as did Jesus in the Lord’s prayer, “Thy will be done” 44
Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world—He who ransomed us with His blood—is our Redeemer and Exemplar.45 At the close of His mortal mission, He prayed that His will—as the Beloved Son—might be swallowed up in the will of the Father.”46 In that crucial hour the Savior cried, “Father, . . . not as I will, but as thou wilt.”47 So we should pray to God, “Thy will be done.”
And let us ever pray “that [the Lord’s] kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants…may…be prepared for the days…[when] the Son of Man shall come down… in the brightness of his glory; to meet the kingdom of God which is set up on the earth.48
In our lives and in our own crucial hours, may we fervently apply these precious lessons from the Lord, I pray. ~ Elder Russell M. Nelson
A few of many other posts in this zionwisdom.com format, specifically from or about President Nelson, before and after he became our Prophet include:
