Power of Prayer :)

This week was wonderful and full of miracles!  The thing I learned most is that specific prayers bring specific results.  I have been praying for more specific things verbally and in my heart.

A couple of examples this last week is praying to have help to find someone who would read the Book of Mormon while we were out knocking on doors, and being led to a house of a slightly older couple who let us right in...and gladly took a Book of Mormon. :)  I also prayed that one of the Relief Society sisters we called to come with us to a specific appointment would return our call....about ten minutes later one did, and she was able to go with us.  Another instance was when I said a prayer before tracting that we would teach a lesson...we were able to teach an amazing lesson to a wonderful woman who first said to us when she opened the door, "I'm not interested, but come in."  Turns out she wants to be a missionary for the Savior too!  She had some great questions and we had a wonderful conversation that led to her being curious about the Book of Mormon and wanting to have a copy.  All of these experiences and many more have happened because of asking specifically for them in prayer, and then taking action to try to make it happen.

It's so much easier to recognize the answers from the Lord when we are specific in our questions.  Another experience to demonstrate that, is when I was praying about the talk I was asked to give in church yesterday.  I found out about the talk on Friday, so I really needed some quick guidance from our Heavenly Father.  I prayed that He would help me to know of an experience and scripture that I should share to go with the topic I was given of the first and great commandment.  Sunday morning it came to me as I was pondering.  I made sure to include those two things, knowing that they had to be answers from the Lord since I had specifically asked that.

I know that our Heavenly Father hears our prayers.  He also answers. :) He wants us to ask for His help to accomplish many great things.  He wants us to ponder and come up with things that we feel are good and righteous to do, and then to go to Him and ask Him if it be His will and for His help if it is.  The Lord helped me to accomplish one of my personal desires this last week as I was able to come in contact with someone I have been searching for since the beginning of my mission, someone I knew 10 years ago, and the Lord has brought us together again.  I know that the Lord has a plan and a purpose.  Jesus Christ has a goal.  His goal is 1 - He wants us all to be one.

I know that as we pray to our Heavenly Father, we will notice our Savior in our life and we will see the plan that our Heavenly Father has for us.  He will let us know what He wants us to do and when our mission is done, if we stay close to Him.  I know that is true.