Day 113

This week I'm focusing on talks by Elder Russel M. Nelson. Today I read a talk about prayer. How to pray, what to pray about, and why we have prayer.

I know prayer is a topic that we all know a lot about and continue to talk about in church. Because it's so imporant! Prayer is our communication to Heavenly Father. We can actually talk to Heavenly Father whenever we need or want to!

I know sometimes I really could do better at praying. Especially at night, sometimes while I say my personal prayers I'm already so tired I fall asleep in the middle of them. I always feel guilty about that, but sometimes I wonder if Heavenly Father gets a chuckle out of that, listen to my thoughts wander and eventually shut down because I'm so tired. Oops.

But I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to pray whenever I need to. Alma taught in the Book of Mormon that we should be constantly praying to Heavenly Father, whether it's just thanking him, or telling him about something. He is our Father, and wants to know how we are just like any parent! I like to think that sometimes when I pray that yes, I should be respectful and formal because he is a higher being, but I also like to know that he loves me as a daughter and I can talk to him about anything. When I really open up and talk to Heavenly Father, that's when I feel like I have the most meaningful prayers.