OCR Text |
Show Jensen says prayer helps discover the inner core it I J kL 1 difficult to constantly go to God with the same transgressions, he said. He also spoke on the power of family prayer, recalling that as a youngster, he and his siblings knelt in prayer regularly with their parents. "Through that came a wonderful unity,' he said. What faith I have came out of those prayers. By listening to the prayers of others, you can tell a great deal about them, Elder Jensen said. He recalled a gathering similar to Thursday's breakfast some years ago, in which the prayer was offered by a woman who was stooped over and limping. "In a voice deeper than mine, and with more volume, this lady stepped up to the stand and said, 'Good morning Heavenly Father.' That woke up all up," he said. "She proceeded to give one of the most refreshing, honest and sincere prayers I've ever heard." Afterward, Elder Jensen approached ap-proached the woman and asked how she had learned to pray so meaningfully. mean-ingfully. She replied, "Look at my body. If you'd been bom with a body like mine, you'd know more about prayer." By MELINDA WILLIAMS HILL AIR FORCE BASE Prayer tells us more about ourselves than any other religious practice we may participate in, an LDS General Authority said Thursday. Speaking at the annual National Prayer Breakfast at Hill Air Force Base, Elder Marlin K. Jensen, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, told about 200 people that through prayer, we can know ourselves better, discovering what our inner core is really like. He was honored with a plaque commemorating com-memorating the occasion. Elder Jensen has served as a member of the Quorum of the Seventy Sev-enty since April 1, 1989. A native of Ogden, he is currently serving as the president of the Utah North Area and is an assistant executive director in the Priesthood Department. Depart-ment. He is married to the former Kathleen Bushnell of Clearfield. They are the parents of eight. An advocate of prayer on both personal and public levels, Elder Jensen said of gatherings such as prayer breakfasts, "Praying with others is one of the most unifying things we can do in life." He also said it was comforting to know we have a president who prays. The National Prayer Breakfast was started in 1952 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Gatherings in Washington, D.C. include the president, vice president, members of Congress, the cabinet, the Supreme Court and military ELDER MARLIN K. JENSEN leaders. Similar breakfasts are held at U.S. military installations annually annu-ally throughout the world during February. They are meant to bring leaders from a variety of religious backgrounds together to keep spiritually spiri-tually alive in this country. Elder Jensen said prayer can change us. "It's like Minit-Lube. I can't change the world through prayer, but I can change myself. And my oil," he added jokingly, referring re-ferring to a recent advertisement for the car care company. Praying can be a great way of reconciling yourself with others," Elder Jensen said. "It's difficult to go to God and be at odds with others." It also makes us want to improve ourselves, because it ' s |