Always Pray!!

Melissa Goulding gave a great lesson on Prayer.  Chapter 2 in Teachings of Presidents of the Church.  It  always amazes to me that we have had how many lessons on prayer?  At least a million but every time I learn something different.  The brethren know that we need to continually work on our family prayers and personal prayers.
"All through my life the counsel to depend on prayer has een prized above almost any other advice I have received. It has become an integral part of me, an anchor, a constant source of strength, and the basis for my knowledge of things divine."  President Ezra Taft Benson...
President Benson gives 5 ways to improve our communication with our Heavenly Father:
1.  We should pray frequently.  At least two or three times each day.
2.  We should find an appropriate place where we can meditate and pray.
3.  We should prepare ourselves for prayer.  Think about what you're going to say!!
4.  Our prayers should be meaningful and pertinent.  Any of us would become offended if a friend said the same words to us each day, treating the conversation as a chore!!
5.  After making a request through prayer, we have a responsibility to assist in its being granted.  We should listen.  Perhaps while we are on our knees, the Lord wants to counsel us.
We need to always remember that there is POWER in PRAYER.  All things are possible through prayer.  Prayer will open doors, prayer will remove barriers, prayer will ease pressures, prayer will give inner peace and comfort during times of strain and stress and difficulty.  Thank God for prayer!!!
Thanks Melissa for a great lesson.  There was great discussion and lots of feelings shared.  Thanks for all the participation sisters!!!