Sister Joy D. Jones Prayer at the White House

I found this a very sweet prayer given at the White House on National Day of Prayer.

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This prayer was given by Sister Joy D. Jones, Primary general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during the National Day of Prayer at the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday May 2, 2019.

 

O God, our Eternal Father, we approach Thee today in humble prayer.

At our nation’s founding, its leaders sought Thee. During war and peace, in prosperity and poverty, we pled for Thy providential care. And Thou hast continually answered our supplications in godly wisdom.

On this National Day of Prayer, we express our gratitude for Thy goodness and mercy. We thank Thee for the freedoms we enjoy. We acknowledge our accountability to Thee, and to each other, for how we exercise those freedoms.

At this time, Father, we pray for our public servants. We pray for the leaders of this nation. Bless them, protect them and grant them wisdom. Magnify their efforts as they seek to live up to the holy charge of their vocation. We ask for Thy watchcare over those in uniform. Please bless their spouses, their children and their loved ones. Bless them for the sacrifices they make on our behalf.

Father, we pray for the religious leaders of this land. Grant them the strength to shepherd their flocks in Thy word. Inspire our citizenry. Strengthen the families and communities of the United States of America.

Please help us to unite as one nation under God.

We give thanks for the infinite grace of Thy Son Jesus Christ. May we draw on His example and strength as we seek to lift Thy children, to care for the widows and the wounded, and to serve the poor of both purse and spirit.

Father, in these times of heightened complexities and opportunities, we plead for Thy continued guidance and forbearance. We commit to love with more righteousness and to live with greater moral rectitude.

Thou hast always inclined Thine ear to our nation’s petitions, and we are forever grateful. We offer this prayer in that same spirit of gratitude and reverence, and we do so in the sacred name of Thy Holy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

 

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Who Is Jesus Christ? A 60-Second Overview

The Last Days

 

GOD IS OUR FATHER

SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD TO SEE HOW THE GOSPEL IS TAUGHT TO

THE CHILDREN. WE “GROWN UPS” THINK IT’S COMPLICATED,

BUT NOT SO MUCH.

I GOT THIS FROM “THE FRIEND MAGAZINE” FOR CHILDREN

From the First Presidency

By President Thomas S. Monson

Adapted from “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” Ensign, Apr. 1982, 6–9.

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God our Father has ears with which to hear our prayers.

He has eyes with which to see our actions.

He has a mouth with which to speak to us.

He has a heart with which to feel compassion and love.

He is real. He is living.

We are his children made in His image.

We look like Him and He looks like us.

Heavenly Parents, Earthly Parents

A proclamation is a very important message. “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” was written by prophets and apostles. It teaches us what Heavenly Father wants us to know about families. Use the sentences and pictures below to learn more about what the proclamation teaches about our Heavenly Parents and earthly parents.

Cut out the cards and glue them to paper. Flip them over and take turns trying to match the sentences with their pictures!

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  Each one of us is a child of our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.

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  Our Heavenly Parents created us as a girl or a boy before we were born.

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  We agreed to be born to earthly parents, to learn and grow here on earth.

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  In the temple, we can be sealed to our earthly families forever.

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  Parents are supposed to protect, teach, and care for their children.

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  Fathers and mothers are supposed to help one another.

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  Our Heavenly Parents want us to become parents one day too.

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  We can become like our Heavenly Parents and live with Them again.

Staying Spiritually Fit

Increase Our Access to His Power

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We Need Living Prophets

 

GOOD AND SOLID DIRECTION FROM A TRUSTING SOURCE

 

“Because Heavenly Father loves His children, He has not left them to walk through this mortal life without direction and guidance.”

—President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Members of the Church across the world bear testimony of living prophets and apostles and speak of the blessings of peace and hope that arise from that knowledge. In the accompanying video, Church members re-tell experiences in which their faith in prophets was strengthened and then bear witness of the reality of modern-day prophets and apostles.

“Because Heavenly Father loves His children, He has not left them to walk through this mortal life without direction and guidance,” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said. “That is why He pleads so earnestly with us through His prophets. Just as we want what is best for our loved ones, Heavenly Father wants what is best for us.”

Prophets and apostles who speak today represent and carry out the Lord’s will as they lead His children in this dispensation. President Uchtdorf said, “Our fate and the fate of our world hinge on our hearing and heeding the revealed word of God to His children.” President Uchtdorf made his comments in the First Presidency Message published in Church magazines and in many languages throughout the world during March 2012.