This Week's lesson

The sister missionaries taught a great lesson on prayer.  Prayer is a very important part of life.  It allows us to talk directly to Heavenly Father as if he was right beside us.  Praying helps us learn what to pray for and it can unite our family and bless our community.  It can change us in so many wonderful ways.

I really enjoyed the story about President Smith's first prayer.  It reminded me of the importance of teaching children to pray and how much of an impact on their life that a simple prayer can have.  If prayer is not second nature to you then it is easy to get flustered in a time of need and miss out on an important time to pray and seek the guidance of Heavenly Father.

This quote really hit me.  If it was true in President Smith's time then it is even more true now.

"I would like to emphasize this: I hope that the Latter-day Saints will not fail to hold their prayers, their secret prayers and their family prayers. Children who are reared in homes where they do not have family prayers and secret prayers lose a lot, and I fear that in the midst of the world’s confusion, of hurry and bustle, many times homes are left without prayer and without the blessings of the Lord; these homes cannot continue to be happy. We live in an age when we need our Heavenly Father as much as they ever needed Him in any age."