"Fasting, coupled with mighty prayer, is powerful."

This will be the first Sunday in over a year and half that I will be able to fast. I am glad I will be able to make that sacrifice to fast and pray for a special little girl tomorrow. My family will be fasting for this amazing family and their sweet Gracie. Please, please, visit their blog, and join with so many others tomorrow in fasting and prayer to help them. They have asked we pray specifically for courage, strength, and comfort, for them and for their children. And for the doctors to have clarity on Gracie's health care.

I know with out a shadow of a doubt that pray works. I have seen it's miracle time and time again.

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin said:

"Fasting in the proper spirit and in the Lord’s way will energize us spiritually, strengthen our self-discipline, fill our homes with peace, lighten our hearts with joy, fortify us against temptation, prepare us for times of adversity, and open the windows of heaven."

"We observe that in the scriptures, fasting almost always is linked with prayer. Without prayer, fasting is not complete fasting; it’s simply going hungry. If we want our fasting to be more than just going without eating, we must lift our hearts, our minds, and our voices in communion with our Heavenly Father. Fasting, coupled with mighty prayer, is powerful."


In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, members are encouraged to fast whenever their faith needs special fortification and to fast regularly once each month on fast day. On that day, we go without eating or drinking for two consecutive meals, commune with our Heavenly Father, and contribute a fast offering to help the poor. The offering should be at least equal to the value of the food that would have been eaten. Typically, the first Sunday of each month is designated as fast Sunday. On that day, members who are physically able are encouraged to fast, pray, bear witness to the truthfulness of the gospel, and pay a generous fast offering. “The law of the fast,” taught Elder Milton R. Hunter, “is probably as old as the human family. … In ancient times, prophet-leaders repeatedly gave to church members the commandment to observe the law of fasting and praying.”