February 6, 2011

And when they had ministered those same words which Jesus had spoken--nothing varying from the words which Jesus had spoken--behold, they knelt again, and prayed to the Father in the name of Jesus, and they did pray for that which they most desired; and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them. 3 Nephi 9:10

We have been conditioned by the mass media to have many desires, whether it be for the newest appliance or the tastiest hamburger. James tells us “ye desire to have, and cannot obtain . . . because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” His solution is profoundly simple: “Submit yourselves therefore to God.” We ask amiss when our greatest  desires are not spiritual.

Just as our Nephite brothers’ greatest desire was to receive the Holy Ghost, we should have this as our highest priority as we meet at the Lord’s table this day. Let us remember God's promise if the prayers offered over the emblems - that His Spirit might always be with us.

Your servant,
Dan