Joseph C. Lundwall

The Truth About Prayer and Divine Revelation Joseph C. Lundwall

The practice of isolating scriptural verses from those which surround them in order to "prove" a message other than the one intended by them in the first place, is called "proof texting." This book restores to three scriptures-DC 9:7-9; DC 58:26-29; Ether 2:22-23-what was originally intended and understood by them when they were first revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith, to establish the truth about prayer and divine revelation-believed in, taught, and practiced by prophets of God since the world began. This, in turn, will set the stage to restore for us the real God-given conditions of "mighty prayer"-the kind that works-and establish anew the increased exercise of moral agency the more we enjoy the gift of the Holy Ghost. When seen in the light of truth, the conditions of mighty prayer defined by the Lord in this book will fulfill the promise He makes to every faithful, honest, believing heart: