The Power of Prayer

God is your loving Father in Heaven. As His child, you can pray and ask Him for help and guidance. You can use God’s power to find solutions to challenges in your life.

Real-life experiences with prayer

Shaquille's Story about the Book of Mormon

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“I remember just instinctively kneeling and speaking out loud my prayer and receiving an answer that God was real and that he cared about me.”

“…One night I poured out my heart to Heavenly Father. I told him how I was feeling so lost and unfocused in my life and that I wanted to know what I needed to do to be happy. I had such an overwhelming sense of love and peace come into my heart. It is hard to explain in words. My whole body was filled with a warm feeling as if I was getting a hug from my mom. At this point, I knew that my Heavenly Father loved me. I had the thought that I knew what I needed to do. I had always known what would make me happy. I needed to follow the example and teaching of my Savior Jesus Christ. I returned to church and began to read in the scriptures, the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and praying and speaking with my Father in Heaven about what I need to do and what was true. Since that time I have grown even stronger in my testimony of the power of prayer and that we can choose to be happy and follow Jesus Christ's example.”

—Kim

Learn how to pray

Two ways to get more from prayer

1. Ask for help

Missionaries are ready to teach you how to pray and how to recognize God’s answers to your prayers.

2. Look to the scriptures

The Book of Mormon, like the Bible, teaches about God, prayer, and Jesus Christ. As you read the Book of Mormon, you can learn how to build faith so that you can access God’s power.

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How to Pray