'Discover anew the divine power of daily prayer'
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"By very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls," Elder Christoffel Golden Jr. said Sunday morning, in quoting from Alma, the Book of Mormon prophet.
"Quite recently, I was privileged to observe this process in the life of a brother named Stan," Elder Golden of the Seventy continued.
Stan, he related, lived a good life and was supportive of his wife and son in their faithfulness to the Church, but for 45 years had remained out of Church fellowship. Then in February 2006, he received new home teachers. On their third visit, "to their utmost surprise,... Stan interrupted them with a number of thoughtful questions. In the ensuing discussion, he also recounted his experiences during the past month in which he and his wife had commenced reading one chapter a day from the Book of Mormon."
Speaking of the remarkable power of the Book of Mormon, Elder Golden continued: "Stan's thirst for learning and rediscovery of the restored gospel soon expanded his reading beyond one chapter a day, accompanied by deep soul searching and fervent prayer."
In August 2006, he ventured with his wife into his first sacrament meeting in 45 years, but sensing the depth of meaning of the sacrament, did not partake for several weeks. "Stan continued studying, praying, attending Church and receiving appropriate counsel and encouragement from his home teachers. Then the day arrived when, joyfully, he felt he was ready to put forth his hand to partake of the precious sacrament."
In July 2007, Stan and his wife were sealed in the House of the Lord.
"Brothers and sisters, may we discover anew the divine power of daily prayer and the convincing influence of the Book of Mormon and the holy scriptures."
