The Advocate
“For when we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures” (Elder Robert D. Hales). Heavenly Father, I am… I— I can’t. I’m sorry. Shortly after I turned 18 I knelt by my bedside to ask Heavenly Father if He was there, if He was listening, and if He was mindful of me. In that dark and quiet room I felt an overwhelming presence of love and peace fill my soul. He and his angels were close by and He wanted me to know it. I have never forgotten that special prayer when I rediscovered that God was real, that He loved His little girl, and that He was really listening; nor have I ever doubted it since. Father, I know that…I just… I’m—I can’t do this. I recently discovered that just because I know God is listening, doesn’t mean I always want to talk to Him. Father, I—I’m… It's hard for me to talk about my feelings. I know God can take whatever I have to say, but there are moments when I can’t...