How should we pray?
It doesn't matter where you are, whether your prefer to stand or kneel when you pray, or whether you prefer to vocalize your prayer or pray silently you should always pray with a sincere heart. Moroni 10:4 tells us also that we should pray with real intent meaning that were are serious in what we're asking Heavenly Father for and that we're willing to abide by His answer.
When we pray to our Heavenly Father, we need to tell Him what we really feel in our hearts, confide in Him, seek forgiveness for our transgressions, plead with Him, thank Him, and express our love for Him. We should not repeat meaningless words and phrases such as was done by the Pharisee's and the Sadducee's (See: Matthew 6:7-8). We should always ask that His will be done keeping in mind that what we desire might not be the best thing for us (See: 2 Nephi 18:20).
How are our prayers answered?
Our sincere prayers are always answered. Sometimes this answer is "no" because what we're asking for is not the best thing for us. Sometimes the answer is "yes" and we experience a warm, comfortable feeling about what we should do (See: D & C 9:8-9). Sometimes the answer is "wait a while" or "not right now". Heavenly Father answers our prayers at a time and in a way that He knows will help us most.
Sometimes Heavenly Father answers our prayers using other people. This can be a good friend, a spouse, a parent or other family member, or Church leader. Here's an example: a young mother whose baby was injured in an accident at their home. She had no way of getting her injured child to the doctor. Being new in the neighborhood, she really didn't know any of her neighbors yet. The young mother stopped and prayed for help. Within moments, one of her neighbors came to the door and said "I had a feeling I should come and see if you needed any help." The neighbor was able to help the young mother to get her baby to the doctor.
In some instances, Heavenly Father will provide us with the power to answer our own prayers. As we pray, we should do all that we can to bring about those thing we desire.
Sometimes Heavenly Father answers our prayers using other people. This can be a good friend, a spouse, a parent or other family member, or Church leader. Here's an example: a young mother whose baby was injured in an accident at their home. She had no way of getting her injured child to the doctor. Being new in the neighborhood, she really didn't know any of her neighbors yet. The young mother stopped and prayed for help. Within moments, one of her neighbors came to the door and said "I had a feeling I should come and see if you needed any help." The neighbor was able to help the young mother to get her baby to the doctor.
In some instances, Heavenly Father will provide us with the power to answer our own prayers. As we pray, we should do all that we can to bring about those thing we desire.
. “Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers”
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