“How thankful we ought to be ... how thankful we are, for a prophet to counsel us in words of divine wisdom as we walk our paths in these complex and difficult times. The solid assurance we carry in our hearts, the conviction that God will make his will known to his children through his recognized servant is the real basis of our faith and activity. We either have a prophet or we have nothing: and having a prophet, we have everything” (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, pgs. 499–500).

Prayer

(1) "We all can make the choice to give thanks in prayer and to ask God for direction to serve others for Him—especially during this time of year when we celebrate the Savior’s birth. God the Father gave His Son, and Jesus Christ gave us the Atonement, the greatest of all gifts and all giving (see D&C 14:7).
Giving thanks in prayer can allow us to see the magnitude of these blessings and all of our other blessings and so receive the gift of a more grateful heart."
(President Henry B. Eyring, The choice to Be Grateful, Liahona, Dec 2011)


(2) "Brethren, I invite you to consider the words spoken by the servants of God this weekend. Then get on your knees. Ask God, our Heavenly Father, to enlighten your mind and touch your heart. Plead with God for guidance in your daily lives, in your Church responsibilities, and in your specific challenges at this time. Follow the promptings of the Spirit—do not delay. If you do all this, I promise that the Lord will not leave you to walk alone. 
(President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, The Why of Priesthood Service, General Conference, April 2012) 
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/05/the-why-of-priesthood-service?lang=eng&query=challenges#footnote3-10405_000_025


(3) "An understanding of who we are and what God expects us to become will prompt us to pray—as individuals and as families. Such a return reveals the constant truth: “Wickedness never was happiness” (Alma 41:10). Let not the evil one dissuade. We can yet be guided by that still small voice—unerring in its direction and all-powerful in its influence." 
(President Thomas S. Monson, Pornography -the Deadly Carrier, General Conference, Oct 1979) 
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1979/11/pornography-the-deadly-carrier


(4) "Unfailing faith is fortified through prayer. Your heartfelt pleadings are important to Him. Think of the intense and impassioned prayers of the Prophet Joseph Smith during his dreadful days of incarceration in Liberty Jail. The Lord responded by changing the Prophet’s perspective. He said, “Know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.” 
(Elder Elder Russell M. Nelson , Face the Future with Faith, General Conference, April 2011)  
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/face-the-future-with-faith?lang=eng


(5) "Communication with our Father in Heaven is not a trivial matter. It is a sacred privilege. It is based upon eternal, unchanging principles. We receive help from our Father in Heaven in response to our faith, obedience, and the proper use of agency."(Elder Richard G. Scott, How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration, General Conference, April 2012) 
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/how-to-obtain-revelation-and-inspiration-for-your-personal-life?lang=eng 
   
(6) "How blessed we are, my brothers and sisters, to have the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives and in our hearts. It provides answers to life’s greatest questions. It provides meaning and purpose and hope to our lives.
We live in troubled times. I assure you that our Heavenly Father is mindful of the challenges we face. He loves each of us and desires to bless us and to help us. May we call upon Him in prayer, as He admonished when He said, “Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing—yea, even more than if you should obtain treasures of earth.” Doctrine and Covenants 19:38 
(President Thomas S. Monson, As We Close This Conference, General Conference, Apr. 2012) 
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/as-we-close-this-conference?lang=eng#1-10485_000_58monso

(7) "If you feel that God has not answered your prayers, ponder these scriptures—then carefully look for evidence in your own life that He may have already answered you." 
(Elder Richard G. Scott, How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration, General Conference, April 2012) 

(8) "Miracles are not always so immediate. At times we thoughtfully wonder why the miracle we have so earnestly prayed for does not happen here and now. But as we trust in the Savior, promised miracles will occur. Whether in this life or the next, all will be made right. The Savior declares: “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27), "In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
(Elder Neil L. Andersen, What Thinks Christ of Me?, General Conference, Apr 2012)

(9) "You have your agency, and inspiration does not—perhaps cannot—flow unless you ask for it, or someone asks for you.
No message in scripture is repeated more often than the invitation, even the command, to pray—to ask.
Prayer is so essential a part of revelation that without it the veil may remain closed to you. Learn to pray. Pray often. Pray in your mind, in your heart. Pray on your knees."
"You must begin where you are. Pray, even if you are like the prophet Alma when he was young and wayward, or if you are like Amulek, of the closed mind, who “knew concerning these things, yet … would not know.” (Alma 10:6)
Prayer is your personal key to heaven. The lock is on your side of the veil.(Rev. 3:20)"
(Boyd K. Packer, Personal Revelation: The Gift,the Test, and the Promise, General Conference, Oct 1994)

(10) "Through personal prayer, through family prayer, by trusting in God with faith, nothing wavering, we can call down to our rescue His mighty power. His call to us is as it has ever been: “Come unto me.”  
(Pres. Thomas S. Monson, Come unto Him in Prayer and Faith, General Conference, Apr 2009)
http://www.lds.org/liahona/2009/03/come-unto-him-in-prayer-and-faith?lang=eng&query=personal+revelation
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