Are we discouraged from blessing our food when out in public?

Are we discouraged from blessing our food when out in public?

Question   Dear Gramps, A friend told me recently that a General Authority had told us not to bless the food when we eat in a restaurant. Is this true? Are we discouraged from blessing the food in public? She said that we are supposed to bless it before we go...
Can Satan hear our prayers to use against us?

Can Satan hear our prayers to use against us?

Question   Gramps, A friend told me that you can think a thought, and only God knows it. Speak it out loud, and the adversary will use it against you, but the moment you address the Father in prayer, His ear is turned to yours, and Satan can no longer hear you....
Are prayers by Latter-day Saints more powerful?

Are prayers by Latter-day Saints more powerful?

Question   Gramps, Are prayers by Latter-day Saints more powerful than prayers by members of other religions? Doug   Answer   Doug,  Prayers offered by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints follow a pattern that is both structured...
What is the purpose of prayer?

What is the purpose of prayer?

Question   Gramps, What is the purpose of prayer?  Do we actually influence God’s will and the eventual outcome of a situation, or is it more to align our will with His? Carolyn   Answer   Carolyn, Prayer is not a magic wand to bend God’s will to...
Why do we pray for others?

Why do we pray for others?

Question   Gramps, People have their agency despite what we want/hope for others. Even what God wants for them, they can still choose what they want. I don’t want my tone to come across as negative or doubtful, but trying to understand this concept. Why do...
Are “casting prayers” a good thing to do?

Are “casting prayers” a good thing to do?

Question   Gramps, I know someone who is active in church who uses ‘casting prayers’.  She can’t figure out why she has to spend all day saying casting prayers and some kind of mouth or teeth clickings she does, and why she has to ask almost...
Is a prayer given while kneeling more powerful?

Is a prayer given while kneeling more powerful?

Question   Gramps, Is a prayer offered kneeling from an individual more powerful than on offered sitting? I was told that it was by my sister in law.  If that be the case does that mean that blessings given by priesthood standing aren’t as powerful? I am...
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