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• Elder Treiful Yucaipa Stake Conference 2009- The Principal of “After”. After the meeting, after the conference, after the prayer, after the sacrifice, after your mission, after the check paid for tithing…then comes to the blessings, then come to the answers, then come to the responses from our Heavenly Father.
• “Time and experience will provide the answers.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, May 1990, 97)
• “The discussion (between Abraham Lincoln and General Daniel Sickles) was observed by General James Rusling, who gave the following account of the conversation: In reply to a question from General Sickles whether or not the President was anxious about the battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln gravely said, “No, I was not; some of my Cabinet and many others in Washington were, but I had no fears.” General Sickles inquired how this was, and seemed curious about it. Mr. Lincoln hesitated but finally replied: “Well, I will tell you how it was. In the pinch of the campaign up there, when everybody seemed panic-stricken, and nobody could tell what was going to happen, oppressed by the gravity of our affairs, I went to my room one day, and I locked the door, and got down on my knees before Almighty God, and prayed to Him mightily for victory at Gettysburg. I told Him that this was His war, and our cause His cause, but we couldn’t stand another Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville. And I then and there made a solemn vow to Almighty God, that if He would stand by our boys at Gettysburg, I would stand by Him. And he did stand by your boys, and I will stand by Him. And after that (I don’t know how it was, and I can’t explain it), soon a sweet comfort crept into my soul that God Almighty had taken the whole business into His own hands and that things would go all right at Gettysburg. And that is why I had no fears about you.” Seven Miracles that Saved America, Page 191
• “Trust me, learn of me, do what I do. Then, when you walk where I am going,” He says, “we can talk about where you are going, and the problems you face and the troubles you have. If you will follow me, I will lead you out of darkness,” He promises. “I will give you answers to your prayers. I will give you rest to your souls.”Broken Things to Mend (Jeffrey R. Holland)- Kindle Location: 51-53
• “Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught, “Faith also includes trust in God’s timing, for He has said, ‘All things must come to pass in their time’ ().”
• “God is anxiously waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can’t if you don’t pray, and He can’t if you don’t dream. In short, He can’t if you don’t believe.” Broken Things to Mend (Jeffrey R. Holland) Kindle Loc. 739-94
• “Haven’t we been told through divine revelation that when we are humble, the Lord, our God, will lead us by the hand and give us answer to our prayers?” Meeting Your Goliath (Thomas S. Monson)-Kindle Loc. 70-71
• “Look at the problems in your life. Ask yourself, “What kinds of thoughts am I having that create this?” If you allow yourself to sit quietly and ask this question, your inner intelligence will show you the answer.” You Can Heal Your Life (Louise Hay) Page 34
• “Time and experience will provide the answers.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, May 1990, 97)
• …But I, Nephi, have written what I have written, and I esteem it as of great worth, and especially unto my people. For I pray continually for them by day, and my eyes water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith, and I know that he will hear my cry.
• “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” (Albert Einstein)
• “Petitioning in prayer has taught me, again and again, that the vault of heaven with all its blessings is to be opened only by a combination lock. One tumbler falls when there is faith, a second when there is personal righteousness; the third and final tumbler falls only when what is sought is, in God’s judgment – not ours – right for us. Sometimes we pound on the vault door for something we want very much and wonder why the door does not open. We would be very spoiled children if that vault door opened any more easily than it does. I can tell, looking back, that God truly loves me by inventorying the petitions He has refused to grant me. Our rejected petitions tell us much about ourselves but also much about our flawless Father.” (Neal A. Maxwell, New Era, Apr. 1978, 6)
• () But if not… “There will be times in each of our lives when our faith must not be conditional upon God’s rescuing or relieving us, because in fact He may not – at least, not as we would choose to be rescued.” (Neal A. Maxwell, Not My Will But Thine [1988], 120)
• “The Lord’s willingness to assist in our decisions will be based on the same principles that led the Prophet to the grove and the Savior to the garden.” (Gerald E. Melchin, Ensign, May 1994, 81-82)
• “One day there will be answers to all our questions…” (Robert C. Oaks, Ensign, Jul. 2005, 33)
• “When we seek inspiration to help make decisions, the Lord gives gentle promptings. These require us to think, to exercise faith, to work, to struggle at times, and to act. Seldom does the whole answer to a decisively important matter or complex problem come all at once. More often, it comes to a piece at a time, without the end in sight.” (Richard G. Scott, Ensign, Nov. 1989, 32)
• The Story of Clinton Brown Falling Down a Chimney
• 3 Nephi 18:18 -20…18  Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and pray always lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.  19 Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name; 20 And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you.
• Alma 17: 9…  And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness, and they fasted much and prayed much that the Lord would grant unto them a portion of his Spirit to go with them, and abide with them, that they might be an instrument in the hands of God to bring, if it were possible, their brethren, the Lamanites, to the knowledge of the truth, to the knowledge of the baseness of the traditions of their fathers, which were not correct.  10 And it came to pass that the Lord did visit them with his Spirit and said unto them: Be comforted. And they were comforted. 11 And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls. 12 And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah, and also those who were with them, took courage to go forth unto the Lamanites to declare unto them the word of God
• D&C 8:1 -2…1  Oliver Cowdery, verily, verily, I say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely shall you receive a knowledge of whatsoever things you shall ask in faith, with an honest heart, believing that you shall receive a knowledge concerning the engravings of old records, which are ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of which has been spoken by the manifestation of my Spirit.  2  Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
• “Every trial a man goes through, if he is faithful in that trial and does honor to God and his religion he has espoused, at the end of that trial or affliction that individual is nearer to God, nearer in regard to the increase of faith, wisdom, knowledge, and power, and hence is more confident in calling upon the Lord for those things he desires. I have known individuals who have trembled at the idea of passing through certain ordeals who after they were through the temptation have said they could approach the Lord in more confidence and ask for such blessings as they desired. …”   Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, 2011
• Jacob 7:22…  Now, this thing was pleasing unto me, Jacob, for I had requested it of my Father who was in heaven; for he had heard my cry and answered my prayer.
• Enos 1:3 -5… 3  Behold, I went to hunt beasts in the forests; and the words which I had often heard my father speak concerning eternal life, and the joy of the saints, sunk deep into my heart. 4  And my soul hungered, and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul, and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens. 5  And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.
•  Jacob 4:10 …  Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and injustice, and in great mercy, over all his works.
•  Enos 1:15 -16 …15  Wherefore, I know that the Lord God was able to preserve our records, I cried unto him continually, for he had said unto me: Whatsoever thing ye shall ask in faith, believing that ye shall receive in the name of Christ, ye shall receive it. 16  And I had faith, and I did cry unto God that he would preserve the records, and he covenanted with me that he would bring them forth unto the Lamanites in his own due time.
• “October 25th, 1994 – Tuesday.  Puyo Ecuador… I tell you what, my Dad is an incredible man.  He sent some of his journal entries from Puerto Rico.  What he wrote hit me hard.  He wrote that he has “Bound” the Lord to do what he asks.  My Dad is obeying all of the commandments and denying all chance of Satan to mess with him.  Because of this and extreme faith, he prays to God and asks for something.  With fasting and faith, he knows he’s going to receive his answer.  He bound the Lord twice – to not have a war in Puerto Rico, and to let him be home by a certain Sunday!  And they both happened.  I need to analyze myself.  I need to obey all commandments so that the Lord will be bound.  If I could bind the Lord I could be a very successful missionary.  My Dad’s a great example.  I love my family.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
•  “October 27th, 1994 – Thursday.  Puyo Ecuador...Today we were teaching Wilson and there was a guy hammering.  When we were watching the 1st vision, it was close to the part of the vision and I knew it would touch him.  Also, the people were getting rowdy.  So I said a prayer in my mind and said In the name of Jesus for this man to stop hammering and for everything to be peaceful for the Vision part.  5 seconds later the man stopped hammering, the baby stopped crying and everyone paid attention to the video & was touched.  Right after everything important was said in the video the noise started again.  I know the Lord answers prayers.  I realized a little bit that with faith and in the name of Jesus Christ I can do a lot of things.  I also did the same for the Miranda family the 1st time we taught them.  It was raining on their tin roof & we couldn’t hear the video.  I prayed & it stopped raining.  It started again after the video.  I know Joseph Smith was a prophet.  The Lord wants everyone to know this.” –  Clinton Brown Missionary Journal 
• 2 Nephi, Chapter 33: 3 …But I, Nephi, have written what I have written, and I esteem it as of great worth, and especially unto my people. For I pray continually for them by day, and my eyes water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith, and I know that he will hear my cry
• Daniel 3:17-18… But if not…  “There will be times in each of our lives when our faith must not be conditional upon God’s rescuing or relieving us, because in fact He may not – at least, not as we would choose to be rescued.”  (Neal A. Maxwell, Not My Will But Thine [1988], 120)
• Jacob 2:11… Wherefore, I must tell you the truth according to the plainness of the word of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, thus came the word unto me, saying: Jacob, get thou up into the temple on the morrow, and declare the word which I shall give thee unto this people.
• Jacob 7: 21-27… And when the multitude had witnessed that he spake these things as he was about to give up the ghost, they were astonished exceedingly; insomuch that the power of God came down upon them, and they were overcome that they fell to the earth. 22 Now, this thing was pleasing unto me, Jacob, for I had requested it of my Father who was in heaven; for he had heard my cry and answered my prayer.  23 And it came to pass that peace and the love of God was restored again among the people, and they searched the scriptures and hearkened no more to the words of this wicked man.  24 And it came to pass that many means were devised to reclaim and restore the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth; but it all was vain, for they delighted in wars and bloodshed, and they had an eternal hatred against us, their brethren. And they sought by the power of their arms to destroy us continually.  25 Wherefore, the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their arms, and with all their might, trusting in the God and rock of their salvation; wherefore, they became as yet, conquerors of their enemies.  26 And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old; and the record of these people being kept on the other plates of Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my knowledge, by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation, in a wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.
• “A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help. Soon a man in a rowboat came by and the fellow shouted to the man on the roof, “Jump in, I can save you.”. The stranded fellow shouted back, “No, it’s OK, I’m praying to God and he is going to save me.”. So the rowboat went on, Then a motorboat came by. “The fellin in the motorboat shouted,”Jump in, I can save you.”. To this the stranded man said, “No thanks, I’m praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith.”. So the motorboat went on. Then a helicopter came by and the pilot shouted down, “Grab this rope and I will lift you to safety.” To this the stranded man again replied. “No thanks, I’m praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith.”. So the helicopter reluctantly flew away. Soon the water rose above the rooftop and the man drowned. He went to Heaven. He finally got his chance to discuss this whole situation with God, at which point he exclaimed, “I had faith in you but you didn’t save me, you let me drown. I don’t understand why!” To this God replied, “I sent you a rowboat and a motorboat and a helicopter, what more did you expect?” Anonymous
• December 29, 1995 – Friday (18 MONTHS as a missionary) – Quito Ecuador… “This morning we got up & felt early to do the January Calendar.  It turned out funny.  We then went to the Torres’ house and had a good talk with Hilda and Geovanna.  They’re both going to be baptized.  We next went to some inactives’ house.  We were about to leave when Marcela Moreno (muy inactiva) told us to go and visit her friend.  We went there, knocked on the door and we told them that we were sent by Marcela.  They allowed us to go in.  During the charla they had a few doubts, and a few worries but we helped them with the scriptures.  In the middle of the charla, they started to cry.  They told us of how Fernanda had separated from her husband last night, and she told us that she had been praying that God would help her.  They told us that they know that we’ve been sent by God.  We testified to them of it, and left.  The Spirit was very strong.  We made great contacts today.  Our program is so packed.  We need splits every night.  We need to make a lot of contacts at the right time.  I need to be worthy so that the Lord uses me as an instrument to convert many souls.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
• April 6, 1996 – Saturday – Quito Ecuador…” On the bus ride home (and ever since then) my comp & I have been receiving a ton of ideas and revelation on our program. We started a fast with the purpose of having all Stake Mission Presidencies established in this month. Right now we’re getting so many ideas on how to do it.  The Lord answers prayers & fasts!!” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal