Category Archives: Prayer

Joseph Millett: An answer to a prayer

Posted on August 20, 2015 by LDS Scripture Teachings

In 1871, in the tiny Mormon farming settlement in Spring Valley, White Pine, Nevada (about 60 miles from Ely), Latter-day Saint Newman Hall found himself entirely out of flour and unable to feed his family. He asked some of his … Continue reading →

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Personal experience with prayer

Posted on June 25, 2015 by LDS Scripture Teachings

Many of us have had experiences with the sweet power of prayer. One of mine was shared with a stake patriarch from southern Utah. I first met him in my medical office more than 40 years ago, during the early … Continue reading →

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D&C 14 & 17 The Witnesses to the Book of Mormon

Posted on September 30, 2014 by LDS Scripture Teachings

Joseph was elated when others were chosen by the Lord to be witnesses of the Book of Mormon. The following account tells of his relief: The following account from Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith’s mother, describes how Joseph felt after … Continue reading →

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The First Vision

Posted on August 24, 2010 by LDS Scripture Teachings

Joseph Smith’s First Vision – 1820 So, in accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the woods to make the attempt. It was on the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring … Continue reading →

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