The Power of a Prayer.

The power of prayer. Things I have learned in the last week.
When you pray with a sincere heart you can feel the veil become thin and Heavenly Father close by.
When you pray for a righteous desire, it often doesn't come imediately.
When you pray and don't get the answer you want it doesn't mean that the Lord doesn't love you.
When you pray and need the comfort of the Holy Ghost he is there, you just have to ask.
When you think you can't handle what the Lord is giving you, you can. You just have to open up to the spirit and learn what needs to be learned.
Heavenly Father is aware of my pain and my needs in my life.

"But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance" (1 Nephi 1:20).
The word chosen in 1 Nephi 1:20 is central to understanding the concept of the Lord's tender mercies. The dictionary indicates that chosen suggests one who is selected, taken by preference, or picked out. It also can be used to refer to the elect or chosen of God (Oxford English Dictionary Online, second ed. [1989], "Chosen").
Some individuals who hear or read this message erroneously may discount or dismiss in their personal lives the availability of the tender mercies of the Lord, believing that "I certainly am not one who has been or ever will be chosen." We may falsely think that such blessings and gifts are reserved for other people who appear to be more righteous or who serve in visible Church callings. I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and that the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us. ( taken From Elder Bednar's Confrence)
I know this to be true I know that I have been truly blest in my own life. This week has been a huge struggle for our family. I was yet again expecting a baby. This week I miscarriaged. Not a fun experience. During this time I prayed alot, I never felt alone. Its been a hard week to go through. But perhaps in the Lord's time things will be resolved. The power of the priesthood is real. The blessings that the Lord has to offer us are real. Its really hard sometimes though to put our faith in these things when we feel like our world is crashing down around us. But I know that if we can gather our strength and put our faith in the Lord we will be blessed.