When prayers feel unanswered
An answer that has not come yet is not the same as an answer that is not coming.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentPsalm 27:14
“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.”
- New TestamentMatthew 7:7–8
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
- Book of Mormon2 Nephi 32:8–9
“Ye must pray always, and not faint.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 112:10
“Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers.”
Where the Church has written about it
- Gospel TopicsPrayer
- Topical GuidePrayer
- General ConferenceTalks on unanswered prayer
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