PRAYER: Your Personal Key to Heaven

I have often found that the key to staying close to the Lord is through meaningful and sincere prayer. Indeed, with any relationship that you want to grow, it is done through meaningful and sincere communication. Also, as with any parent-child relationship, our Father in Heaven is invested in our lives, and he cares about each and every one of us. He, just like any father, wants us to pick up our end of the phone and call Him every now and then—not just to demand gifts, but also to express gratitude, ask for guidance, and share concerns. “Prayer is your personal key to heaven. The lock is on your side of the veil.” (Boyd K. Packer) Our Father in Heaven is constantly there, waiting with open arms for us. 

President Packer has also said, “No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.” We need not heed the voice in our head that tells us that we are not worthy to approach our Father in Heaven in prayer—these thoughts are not from above. It is the devil that “teacheth not a man to pray” (2 Nephi 32:8). Let us remember that our Father in Heaven desires to hear from His children, regardless of what we have done, we can and should always pray for guidance and help from our loving Father.