"Along with study and prayer, we must seek wise counsel."

-Robert D. Hales

(Making Righteous Choices at the Crossroads of Life: October 1988)

"He answers us through His Holy Spirit and in other ways. The mission of the Holy Ghost is to testify of the Father and the Son, to guide us into truth, and to show us all things we should do."

-Dallin H. Oaks

(Two Lines of Communication: October 2010)

"Praying, studying, gathering, worshipping, serving, and obeying are not isolated and independent items on a lengthy gospel checklist of things to do. Rather, each of these righteous practices is an important element in the overarching spiritual quest to fulfill the mandate to receive the Holy Ghost."

-David A. Bednar

(Receive the Holy Ghost: October 2010)

"We are commanded to "pray always" - "vocally as well as in [our] heart[s]; ... before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as in private". I testify that prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others with real intent and a sincere heart."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"During the Savior's ministry on the American continent, he directed the people to ponder His teachings and to pray for understanding. He healed the sick, and He prayed for the people using language that could not be written. The impact of His prayer was profound: "No one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father." Imagine what it might have been like to hear the Savior of the world praying for us."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"Just as expressing gratitude more often in our prayers enlarges the conduit for revelation, so praying for other with all of the energy of our souls increases our capacity to hear and to heed the voice of the Lord."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"Let me recommend that periodically you and I offer a prayer in which we only give thanks and express gratitude. Ask for nothing; simply let our souls rejoice and strive to communicate appreciation with all the energy of our hearts."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"Prayer becomes more meaningful as we express heartfelt gratitude"

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"Morning and evening prayers - and all of the prayers in between - are not unrelated, discrete events; rahter, they are linked together each day and across days, weeks, months, and even years. This is in part how we fulfill the scriptural admonition to 'pray always'. Such meaningful prayers are instrumental in obtaining the highest blessings God holds in store for His faithful children."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"We discern heavenly help and strength and humbly recognize answers to our prayer. Even in that moment of recognition, we offer a silent prayer of gratitude."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"During the course of the day, we keep prayer in our heart for continued assistance and guidance - even as Alma suggested: "Let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord"

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"...meaningful morning prayer is an important element in the spiritual creation of each day - and precedes the temporal creation or the actual execution of the day..."

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)

"...prayer is communication to Heavenly Father from His sons and daughters on earth. 'As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part"

-David A. Bednar (Pray Always: October 2008)