The Angels Cannot Be Restrained

On April 28, 1842, the Prophet Joseph Smith said to the sisters in Relief Society: “You are now placed in a situation in which you can act according to those sympathies which God has planted in [you]. . . . If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates.”

Joseph Smith, in History of the Church, 4:605.

When God Speaks

“Much of what the Lord reveals to His prophets is intended to prevent sorrow for us as individuals and as societies. When God speaks, He does so to teach, inspire, refine, and warn His children. When individuals and societies ignore their Heavenly Father’s instructions, they do so at the risk or trial, torment, and toil.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Why Do We Need Prophets?” Ensign, Mar 2012, p 4. 

Assignments and Fore-ordination

President Spencer W. Kimball taught: "Before we came here, faithful women were given certain assignments while faithful men were foreordained to certain priesthood tasks. While we do not now remember the particulars, this does not alter the glorious reality of what we once agreed to. You are accountable for those things which long ago were expected of you just as are those we sustain as prophets and apostles!"

"The Role of Righteous Women," Ensign, Nov. 1979, 102.

Suggestions for Parents

“President Ezra Taft Benson has offered [the following] suggestions for [parents]….

1.       Take time to always be at the crossroads in the lives of your children, whether they be six or sixteen.

2.       Take time to be a real friend to your children.

3.       Take time to read to your children.

4.       Take time to pray with your children.

5.       Take time to have a meaningful weekly home evening.

6.       Take time to be together at mealtimes as often as possible.

7.       Take time daily to read the scripture together as a family.

8.       Take time to do things together as a family.

9.       Take time to teach your children.

1.   Take time to truly love your children.

A Calling to Minister

The Prophet Joseph Smith said, "Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purposed in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was."

(Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith [1976], 365.)

Write It and Reflect on It

“Out of all we have heard, there may be a phrase or a paragraph that will stand out and possess our attention. If this occurs, I hope we will write it down and reflect on it until we savor the depth of its meaning and have made it a part of our own lives.”

President Gordon B. Hinckley, “An Humble and a Contrite Heart,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 88. 

Prepare for Revelation

The following ideas can help you prepare to be taught by the Spirit:

1.       Set aside time and create a distraction-free environment in which you can receive spiritual promptings.

2.       Seek divine guidance through prayer.

3.       List personal questions or concerns for which you are seeking answers.

Michael Barber and David Marsh, “Getting More Out of General Conference,” Ensign, Apr 2012, 9.