… It is the duty of parents to teach their children to pray as soon as they commence to understand. Let them form the habit of approaching their Father in heaven, and with the understanding of the reason for prayer.
Chapter 22: Prayer—A Commandment and a Blessing
http://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-joseph-fielding-smith/chapter-22-prayer-a-commandment-and-a-blessing?lang=eng
I like the part that says that we need to teach them the reason for prayer. Not just how to pray, but the reason that we do it. There are so many reasons that we pray. To gain understanding. To repent. To show our face. To feel the spirit and have the spirit be a constant companion. To ask for spiritual gifts. To get answers to our prayers. To strengthen our relationship with heavenly father. To show him our humility and need for his help.
His work will go on just the same, whether we pray or whether we do not. … Prayer is something that we need, not that the Lord needs. He knows just how to conduct his affairs and how to take care of them without any help from us. Our prayers are not for the purpose of telling him how to run his business. If we have any such idea as that, then of course we have the wrong idea. Our prayers are uttered more for our sakes, to build us up and give us strength and courage, and to increase our faith in him.
Chapter 22: Prayer—A Commandment and a Blessing
http://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-joseph-fielding-smith/chapter-22-prayer-a-commandment-and-a-blessing?lang=eng
His work will go on thre same without us! But we need to do it for us!
No man can have the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, unless in his heart is found this spirit of prayer. …
Chapter 22: Prayer—A Commandment and a Blessing
When I seek comfort, guidance, forgiveness, I first must ask self, do I truly have the spirit of prayer with me? If not, I will not receive anything.
And if a man will pray as he is commanded to do in this passage of scripture which I have read, then he more than likely will be found in all things righteously keeping the commandments of the Lord.
Chapter 22: Prayer—A Commandment and a Blessing
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I love that! If we pray always, over all things, we will just naturally be righteous!
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