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This is a rather long article, and you may want to read it over more than one time period.  But it is so inspiring, I wanted to include the entire thing.  It was on Meridian Magazine, and gives so many wonderful thoughts for families! LINE UPON LINE Seeking Family Revelation through Awareness, Perspective, and by Being in Holy Places By  Richard and Linda Eyre  and  Saydi Eyre Shumway  · May 18, 2020 Editor’s Note:  New York Times #1 Bestselling Authors Richard and Linda Eyre join forces with their daughter Saydi (an “in the trenches” mother of four young children) to produce this series on the why-tos and the how-tos of receiving the Direct-Stewardship inspiration, guidance, and revelation we need to create strong and righteous families in this difficult world.  This is article 5 in a multi-part weekly series which will run here in Meridian every Tuesday. ( Click  here  to read article 1 ,  here  t...

This is a fascinating idea.  I'm not saying I'm recommending it, but I found in on LDS Living, and to be able to visualize good things seems like having faith!  I'm going to try it in some of the things I am praying and hoping for!  The Lord's will to be done is what we pray for also! Why Visualization Might Help with Your Prayers (and How You Can Try It Yourself) by Greyson Gurley  | Apr. 11, 2020 When we think of prayer, many of us think of simply speaking to God. We are taught the “formula” for prayer from a very young age. We often think of the words we should say when praying. But could prayer look different? An advocate for meditation and its healing power, Brooke Snow believes there might be another way to stay present with Heavenly Father when we communicate with him: Visualization. The idea of visual praying began one night when Snow had a thought to pray for the health of her friend by visualizing him receiving relief. Sh...

An Extra!  Because I'll be gone 5 days, and this is too good to wait! Five Simple Ways To Maintain Spirituality By Jeffrey M. Bradshaw  · December 31, 2017 On one occasion, Elder Marion D. Hanks is reported to have asked President David O. McKay, “How would you suggest I maintain my spirituality?” President McKay, who was known for his deep spirituality, said he did five simple things at the beginning of every day: [i] I arise early. I wash my body. I put on my new linen. I subdue my spirit before the Father. I wait for the inspiration of the Father. Since I first heard this counsel, I’ve tried to follow it. Although, of course, maintaining spirituality requires much more than simply getting a good start on the day, there is a pure and private joy that comes to my soul in these simple practices. They have become an important way for me to express to my Heavenly Father my determination to make my love and obedience for Him the most im...