Our world seems to be filled with more and more darkness and evil than before…Even society, trends, social media, and many other things are sadly turning us and our world into a world that is filled with more and more selfishness, self centeredness and constantly seeking for praise or for some kind of power. In some cases, we can recognize that we are being blinded by so many distractions that we often forget about the things that really matter most in our lives. All of these things can cause us to even forget about God or what He can do for us in our lives.
There is a power that is so amazing and real that we often forget that we have access to it. This is the power that can change our days, help us focus on the things that are truly important, The power that can change our hearts and in many many cases cause wonderful blessings to come into our lives. This is the power of prayer! <3 The power that God has allowed us to have to be able to communicate with HIM! There is no need to connect to anything, no busy signals, and it can be done anywhere and at any time. We are able to be to talk to the wisest being in the entire universe!!! OUR FATHER who loves us and who has given us full access to speak to Him!!! How amazing is that? 🙂 He can provide peace, guidance, knowledge, erase pain and give strength if we only believe and really trust in His power to do so. 
Here’s a scripture that I would like to share;
...For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul. (2 Nephi 32: 8-9)
We have to remeber that when we least feel like praying is when we need to pray the most. God will bless us for doing so and we will be filled with peace. We must also understand that prayer is not just words, but a lot more than that. It requires us to have Faith! do we believe that God can help us? placing our full trust in Him will bring wonderful miracles into our lives.
Mark 21:22 says; And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Prayer also requires Reverence, Sincerity, since God already knows what is truly in our hearts. We must also remember that when we ask for something we should be willing to do our part and really work hard towards it. God will open up the path for us when we do our part.
And the last two things that are essential to have in our prayers; are Loyalty toward God. to be loyal to Him always! no matter what, even until the end and to be willing to actually do what He has put in our hearts to do. <3 and finally, the last virtue we must have is for us to be humble to have humility towards God and also believe that He will be our guide us and will never let us fall.
I have experienced the amazing power of prayer in my life…It has humbled me to change in many ways, and I continue to use it daily to help me change in more ways and to try to better myself daily. It has strengthened me in my times of need and from it I have received incredible blessings in my life that could only happen with the help of God and the Savior Jesus Christ. I want to testify because I know and have clearly felt Him in my life that I know with all my heart that God lives and that He loves us, that He listens and answers our heartfelt prayers and that even when our world seems to be full of darkness around us….God is still present to provide peace and light to the soul who seeks Him. He is our friend and he is the ONLY ONE who can provide the peace that we need in our lives. When we are connected to God we are able to be better neighbors, to be more loving to all men no matter what our differences are, but we are able to love and respect others and give service to those who need it. With Gods help we are able to surround ourselves with Peace and light. but not only that, we will be able to do the same for our homes, our families, our communities and to be a light and bring peace to any who come close to us.
We will be the light of the world in these dark times and with God by our side there’s nothing!….not even the evil power that can get in His way. We can do this because we are children of GOD and children of LIGHT!!!
Love you all! and thank you again for reading the messages!
Our goal for the week is to Pray sincerely and to feel and seek for the light of God in our lives to be able to make a difference in the life of another person
Our physical goal for the week is to have more frequent healthy meals and to not eat too late either.
I hope to see you guys in class tonight for an awesome workout, toning and meditation session. Bring your friends and family so that they can all enjoy it and feel great too!
Have a blessed and wonderful day and rest of the week! I send you all a huge hug and I always keep you in my prayers. I’m here for you!!!
Love always,
LILI 
