"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)