Fasting

• Alma 5:45-56…To know of the truthfulness of the gospel, one must fast and pray many days and the Holy Spirit of God will manifest it.
• Alma 6:6…Children of God are commanded to gather oft, fasting and praying in behalf of those that knew not God.
• Alma 17: 9-11…Fasting and praying for something brings answers and blessings
• Alma 17: 2-3…Because of searching the scriptures diligently, giving oneself to much prayer and fasting one can (1) Have the Spirit of prophecy (2) Have the Spirit of Revelation (3) Teach with power and authority of God
• Helaman 3:35…Fast and pray for firmer faith
• 3 Nephi 17:1-2…How to have Christ in your presence (Fast and Prayer)
• “Following these most basic teachings, a splendor of connections to Christ opens up to us in multitudinous ways: prayer and fasting and meditation upon His purposes, savoring the scriptures, giving service to others, “succor[ing] the weak, lift[ing] up the hands which hang down, . . . strengthen[ing] the feeble knees” (). Above all else, loving with “the pure love of Christ,” that gift that “never faileth,” that gift that “beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, [and] endureth all things” ().” Broken Things to Mend (Jeffrey R. Holland)- Kindle Location: 71-75
• “Nephi-like, might we ask ourselves, what do our children know? From us?Personally? Do our children know that we love the scriptures? Do they see us reading them and marking them and clinging to them in daily life? Have our children ever unexpectedly opened a closed door and found us on our knees in prayer? Have they heard us not only pray with them but also pray for them out of nothing more than sheer parental love? Do our children know we believe in fasting as something more than an obligatory first-Sunday-of-the-month hardship? Do they know that we have fasted for them and for their future on days about which they knew nothing? Do they know we love being in the temple, not least because it provides a bond to them that neither death nor the legions of hell can break? Do they know we love and sustain local and general leaders, imperfect as they are, for their willingness to accept callings they did not seek in order to preserve a standard of righteousness they did not create? Do those children know that we love God with all our heart and that we long to see the face—and fall at the feet—of His Only Begotten Son? I pray that they know this.” Broken Things to Mend (Jeffrey R. Holland) Kindle Loc. 193-201
• The Story of Clinton Brown Falling Down a Chimney
• Alma 17: 1-4…1  And now it came to pass that as Alma was journeying from the land of Gideon southward, away to the land of Manti, behold, to his astonishment, he met with the sons of Mosiah journeying towards the land of Zarahemla.  2 Now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma at the time the angel first appeared unto him; therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren; and what added more to his joy, they were still his brethren in the Lord; yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth; for they were men of a sound understanding and they had searched the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God.  3 But this is not all; they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God. 4 And they had been teaching the word of God for the space of fourteen years among the Lamanites, having had much success in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth; yea, by the power of their words many were brought before the altar of God, to call on his name and confess their sins before him.
• 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
• “Following these most basic teachings, a splendor of connections to Christ opens up to us in multitudinous ways: prayer and fasting and meditation upon His purposes, savoring the scriptures, giving service to others, “succor[ing] the weak, lift[ing] up the hands which hang down, . . . strengthen[ing] the feeble knees” (D&C 81:5). Above all else, loving with “the pure love of Christ,” that gift that “never faileth,” that gift that “beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, [and] endureth all things” (Moroni 7:47, 46, 45).”  Broken Things to Mend (Jeffrey R. Holland)- Kindle Location: 71-75
• Omni 1:26...  And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved
• “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
• “As disciples of the Savior, we are commanded to “prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God.” We also are promised that “if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.”   David A Bednar, October 2020 General Conference
• “To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.” Conference Report, Howard W. Hunter
• 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