297. From Meridian Magazine, "Confession of a Mormon Bishop", about prayers answered.
The title of "Confession of a Mormon Bishop" is truly about his experiences in learning to really pray, and understand answers to prayer. It is interesting! LINE UPON LINE Confession of a Mormon Bishop By Tom Obenchain · November 16, 2014, in Meridian Magazine I am a Mormon bishop and I have a confession to make. I think I may have only just learned to pray. I know, right? How is that possible? I’m a bishop for crying out loud. I have to know how to pray. And of course I do know how, but I’ve learned to deepen my prayers and make them more meaningful and powerful. I’ve practiced for years. But I just now think I am beginning to get it right. Learning to Pray I learned my first lessons of prayer while gathered with my family around my parents’ bed each night. In between fidgeting and a bit of daydreaming, I managed to soak in the patterns of prayer and more importantly the heartfelt desires of my family. In turn I prayed, too, “Dear Heavenly Fa