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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland quoted Sister Darla Isackson in his last Conference Address, as an "insightful Latter-day Saint".   I agree, and I love the way she writes and explains beautiful Gospel principles! Gratitude for “The Greater Yes” By Darla Isackson  · November 16, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE As we celebrate this season of Thanksgiving, do we feel gratitude only if our current lives are rolling along with ease and plenty? What about those who are experiencing heart-stretching, even grievous losses and trials? Many faithful Latter-day Saints have prayed for far different outcomes than they are getting in our current world. Most of us face recurring latter-day crises that try our souls. What is “The Greater Yes”? One day I received an e-mail request to join in fasting and prayer for healing of a person I really cared about. I wanted to help, but I hesitated. Ins...

This is an article that makes you stop and think, and hopefully be able to say "Thy Will Be Done"! Can Our Prayers Change God's Will? by Jannalee Sandau  | Sep. 27, 2017 Makes You Think I remember a time when there was something that I really wanted to have happen in my life. I felt it was good, but when it wasn’t working out, I got discouraged and didn’t understand why praying for something with such faith wasn’t allowing it to work out. What I didn’t recognize, however, was that the way I understood prayer and God’s will was different from the way God understood it. So what is the purpose of prayer and how do we figure out God’s will for us? An Example from Our History When we think about praying to change God’s will, one story from Church history in particular comes to mind: Joseph Smith and the 116 pages. Most of us are familiar with Martin Harris’s part of this story. But this experience was just as much Joseph’s as it was ...