Becoming Like My Scripture Hero - Character Planning Sheet Template Page 11
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39Quote #2
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Every person here today lived at one time in Heavenly realms. We walked with our
Heavenly Father. We knew Him. We heard His voice. We loved Him.
QUOTE #1
“And although we were eager to enter mortality and continue our progression, we
must have regretted the separation that would accompany it. We must have
“As soon as we learn the true
sorrowed that a veil would cover our eyes and the bright memories of our lives
relationship in which we stand
would be cloaked in the forgetfulness of mortality. How we must have yearned to
toward God (namely, God is our
stay close to our Father in Heaven. How we must have covenanted to ever reach
after Him and commune with Him.
Father, and we are his children),
then at once prayer becomes
“Undoubtedly our separation from our Heavenly Father was softened when He
natural and instinctive on our part.
promised that as we sought after Him in prayer, He would reach towards us.
Many of the so-called difficulties
“Now we are here. Our memories of our premortal life are dim and dark. We have
about prayer arise from forgetting
forgotten those things we supposed we could never forget. Unfortunately and
this relationship.”
(Bible Dictionary,
tragically we sometimes even forget our Heavenly Father, whom we loved so
752)
dearly.” (Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, BYU Speeches, January 21, 2003)
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Quote # 3
“Blessings require some work and effort on our part before we can
obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means
for obtaining the highest of all blessings.” (Bible Dictionary, Page
753)
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Quote #5
Quote #4
PRAYER
“… Meaningful morning prayer is an important
element in the spiritual creation of each day – and
I know not by what methods rare
precedes the temporal creation or the actual
But this I know, God answers prayer
execution of the
day….At the end of our day, we kneel
I know that He has given his word
again and report back to our Father. We review the
Which tells me prayer is always heard
events of the day and express heartfelt thanks for the
blessings and the help we received. We repent and,
And will be answered soon or late
with the assistance of the Spirit of the Lord, identify
And so I pray and calmly wait
ways we can do and become better tomorrow. Thus
I know not if the blessing sought
our evening prayer builds upon and is a continuation
Will come in just the way I thought
of our morning prayer. And our evening prayer also
But leave my prayers with him alone
.
is a preparation for meaningful morning prayer
Whose will is wiser than my own
Assured that He will grant my quest
”
Or send some answer far more
(Elder David A. Bednar, Ensign, November 2008, 41-
blessed
44)
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