Does God feel far away? Try this when you pray

“I then felt this little voice in my head say, ‘Why do you keep me so far away?’”
From a Marxist to Mongolia’s first stake president, Ochirjav Odgerel’s story is a remarkable one.
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She joins the Church, gives a large donation, and is promised great blessings she sees fulfilled only after a long journey.
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“The Atonement is much more than a divine remedy to correct our sins after they are committed.”
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A group of people gathered as the prophet’s car went past.
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Peter’s experience walking on water can help us conceptualize how to access God's power from the temple.
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If you’re running low on energy or in need of direction, ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?”
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In the past, community members have drawn water from small nearby streams. Occasionally, hot, dry weather caused those streams to dry up.
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“It is vast. It is silent. It is as if it is waiting,” Elder Kearon said of his surroundings.
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After a lunch meeting with his colleagues, Ryan had an unexpected spiritual experience.
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“I think the more open you are about these things, the less weird it becomes.”
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These events are the first of their kind and are meant to help “reset the culture of dating” in a “low-stakes, low-pressure way.”
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January 25, 2024 07:57 AM MST
Whether I was building up wind energy or the restored gospel, I always relied on foundational principles. And they’ve never let me down.
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January 25, 2024 05:47 AM MST
When nothing else makes sense and you are confused by what you hear, start there. Start with knowing God loves you.
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January 24, 2024 03:31 PM MST
Much like the moments before a live television broadcast, the success of an in-the-moment prayer largely depends on our preparation. If we've done our part, when we say, “Here we go,” the Holy Ghost can say, “Here I come.”
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This will be Bolivia’s third house of the Lord, following temples in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.
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January 23, 2024 08:30 AM MST
A series of remarkable promptings and experiences led a world-class cellist back to the faith she’d decidedly left more than 20 years earlier.
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How do we reconcile the promise of peace in Christ when mental illness or other difficult circumstances prevent us from feeling peaceful?
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