So in my Book of Mormon class one of our assignments is to put what we learn into a real life situation, so here I am, blogging about what I learned this week in my class!

One of the digging deeper videos I watched was of Elder Dallin H. Oaks about the importance of tithing. He said, “Some people say I can’t afford to pay tithing. Those who place their faith in the Lord’s promises say I can’t afford not to pay tithing.” I love this quote because it’s so true! The blessings we would miss out on are worth way more than any money we could keep!

I’m so grateful we have the opportunity to pay tithing because those are blessings I could definitely use.

So for my Book of Mormon class my teacher has us do a “Putting It All Together” assignment. We’re required to put what we learn into real life. So here I am writing a post for my blog.

I really enjoyed the Digging Deeper videos we watched this week. Specifically Elder Dallin H. Oaks’ video clip on “The Language of Prayer.” He talked about how we shouldn’t be concerned what other people think of them, just what the Lord thinks of them. A lot of people get caught up in how wordy or educated their prayers sound, rather than how sincere they are.

Another issue he addressed was how prayers sometimes get repetitious. We need to be wary of how often we repeat things because sometimes repetition makes a prayer less sincere.

Our main concern is making our prayers genuine and sincere. We need to have conversations with God. He cares about us and genuinely wants to know what is going on in our lives. If we aren’t being sincere with him, or only caring about how we pray in front of others, that will do absolutely nothing for our relationship with our Heavenly Father.