Mosiah 2:9

"And these are the words which he spake and caused to be written, saying: My brethren, all ye that have assembled yourselves together, you that can hear my words which I shall speak unto you this day; for I have not commanded you to come up hither to trifle with the words which I shall speak, but that you should hearken unto me, and open your ears that ye may hear, and your hearts that ye may understand, and your minds that the mysteries of God may be unfolded to your view."
Mosiah 2:9


I like how he tells them to listen in three different ways... with their ears, hearts, and minds.  I think that maybe that is the problem when we listen to God sometimes... that we aren't getting all three involved.  I know that I listen with my ears a lot, and listen with my mind frequently... but I don't know how often my heart gets involved.  And then sometimes, even my ears and mind are closed to what God has to say... Today, let's focus on listening to God completely... with ears, heart, and mind.  I think that if we listen that way, and we're open in all of those ways... physically, emotionally, mentally... then we won't have so much of a problem interpreting and doing ... because all of us will understand, not just parts of us.  Perhaps that's why we war within ourselves sometimes, because we didn't get the whole involved in the communication process in the first place. :)