2 Nephi 32<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
For if ye would hearken unto the\u00a0Spirit\u00a0which teacheth a man to\u00a0pray, ye would know that ye must\u00a0pray; for the\u00a0evil spirit\u00a0teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray. \u00a0But behold, I say unto you that ye must\u00a0pray\u00a0always.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(verses\u00a08-9)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
I also like the idea that we\u2019re supposed to \u201cfeast upon the words of Christ\u201d (verse 3). \u00a0I take it that \u201cfeasting\u201d is more than mere \u201creading,\u201d let alone \u201cglancing through\u201d in a perfunctory and routine way.<\/p>\n
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What does it mean to \u201cfeast\u201d upon scripture? \u00a0That\u2019s something worthy of personal reflection.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 I suspect that the church sign above has been photoshopped. \u00a0But it takes very little searching to discover real\u00a0anti-Mormon websites and other materials exhorting their audiences absolutely not to pray about the Book of Mormon. \u00a0So, whether or not the sign is authentic, the sentiment is genuine. \u00a0 Which puts me in mind […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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