"Verily I say unto you, ye shall both have according to your desires, for ye both joy in that which ye have desired."
Doctrine and Covenants 7:8
One thing that is interesting in the gospel, and perhaps it isn't something that we can completely comprehend yet, is the way that God deals with all of us individually and collectively. He gives general commandments to everyone, like "Thou shalt not kill," but in Nephi's case, and even in Captain Moroni's case, there were exceptions.
God says "What I say unto one I say unto all" (D&C 93:49) in several places, but he clearly also gives us individual instruction, as illustrated in many places, but a good example is the selected verse, which is a discussion with Christ, Peter, and John. Peter and John wanted different things, and both were granted, and both were good.
God wants us to pray and ask because part of this life is learning what we really want--and it isn't a trick question. Our desires are important to God, and he works to help us find righteous ways to fulfil them.
Today, let's go to God with our desires. They are unlikely to be instantly fulfilled, but God does want to talk with us individually about them, and to help us find joy.
Doctrine and Covenants 7:8
One thing that is interesting in the gospel, and perhaps it isn't something that we can completely comprehend yet, is the way that God deals with all of us individually and collectively. He gives general commandments to everyone, like "Thou shalt not kill," but in Nephi's case, and even in Captain Moroni's case, there were exceptions.
God says "What I say unto one I say unto all" (D&C 93:49) in several places, but he clearly also gives us individual instruction, as illustrated in many places, but a good example is the selected verse, which is a discussion with Christ, Peter, and John. Peter and John wanted different things, and both were granted, and both were good.
God wants us to pray and ask because part of this life is learning what we really want--and it isn't a trick question. Our desires are important to God, and he works to help us find righteous ways to fulfil them.
Today, let's go to God with our desires. They are unlikely to be instantly fulfilled, but God does want to talk with us individually about them, and to help us find joy.
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