"Pondering the things of the Lord—His word, His teachings, His commandments, His life, His love, the gifts He has given us, His Atonement for us—brings about a tremendous feeling of gratitude for our Savior."

Robert D Hales, Ensign Nov 1998 p15

"If you feel that Heavenly Father is not listening to your petitions, ask yourself if you are listening to the cries of the poor, the sick, the hungry, and the afflicted all around you."
Joseph B Wirthlin Ensign, May 2001 p74

"If you know how to pray and how to listen, spiritually listen, you may move through life, through clear weather, through storms, through wars, through peace and be all right."

Boyd K Packer Nov 1979

"Your little ones will learn how to talk to their Father in Heaven by listening to you as parents. They will soon see how heartfelt and honest your prayers are. If your prayers are hurried and thoughtless ritual, they will see this too."

Marion G Romney Nov 1979

"If the Lord was meek and lowly and humble, then to become humble one must do what He did in boldly denouncing evil, bravely advancing righteous works, courageously meeting every problem, becoming the master of himself and the situation about him and being near oblivious to personal credit. Humble and meek properly suggest virtues, not weaknesses. They suggest a consistent mildness of temper, and an absence of wrath and passion. Humility suggests no affectation, no bombastic actions. It is not turbid nor grandiloquent. It is not serville submissiveness. It is not cowed nor frightened. No shadow or shaking of a leaf terrorize it. How does one get humble? To me, one must constantly be reminded of his dependence. On whom dependent? On the Lord. How remind one's self? By real, constant, worshipful, grateful prayer."

Spencer W Kimball, Humility, BYU Speeches 16 Jan 1963

"Prayer is the passport to spiritual power. You can pray with purpose when you realize who you are and what Heavenly Father wants you to become."

Thomas S. Monson General YW Meeting, March 1999