The Effectual Fervent Prayer of a Righteous Man
In the most recent general conference , Elder Clement M. Matswagothata told a touching story about prayer. He described how at a difficult point in his life he was serving as a young stake president and his mother had just passed away. Then the teenage son of his counselor also passed away. His work felt overwhelming and he wondered if he was measuring up in his life. He then related, “One Sunday, while driving to a ward conference, I poured my heart out to the Lord. When I arrived at the meetinghouse, a bright-eyed Primary boy stopped me and said, ‘We need to talk.’ With a very serious look on his face, he asked—almost in a scolding voice—'When are you going to stop being a naughty boy?’ I knew I was in some kind of trouble. Before I could respond, he added, ‘Every morning and every night, my parents ask us to pray for you.’” Elder Matswagothata continued, “I will never be able to fully describe what I felt as I stood there. I felt seen. I felt loved. I felt known. I felt that I w...