Pray Always

This Sunday's Relief Society lesson was given by Katie (thanks Katie!) and was based on lesson number 2 from the President Benson Manual. We talked about how we should pray always and continually carry a prayer (or prayers) in our hearts. We should also pray out loud with our families. Family prayer is a special experience that draws families closer together.

I had the impression that my husband and I should be more specific in our family prayers. We tend to generalize things, but our prayers could be so much more meaningful if we talked about specific blessings we are grateful for or asked for more specific things four ourselves and on behalf of each other.

Some ways we can improve our communication with Heavenly Father:

1. Pray frequently
2. Find an appropriate place to pray
3. Prepare ourselves before we pray - and if you don't feel like praying, talk to Heavenly Father about what's bugging you until you actually feel like praying.
4. Make each prayer meaningful and pertinent. Don't use the same phrases over and over again.
5. Do something to make the blessings asked for in your prayer happen. You do what you can, God will do the rest.

Anyways, hope you all have a great week and remember to apply the things you learned in the lesson! :)