Elder ballard tells a story of delaying following a prompting and he misses out on giving a suster a last blessing before she passed away.
Remember What Matters Most
By President M. Russell Ballard
April 2023
"I share with you today three cherished examples of what President David O. McKay identified as “heart petals”—the language of the Spirit, the promptings from a heavenly source. First, the inspiration which attends a call to serve. Second, the gratitude of God for a life well lived. Third, the knowledge that we do not walk alone."
See talk for those 3 stories.
The Spirit Giveth Life
Elder Thomas S. Monson
May 1985
As Joseph Smith taught:
"A person may profit by noticing the first intimation of the Spirit of Revelation. For instance when you feel pure Intelligence flowing unto you it may give you sudden strokes of ideas that by noticing it you may find it fulfilled the same day or soon."
I love the term "pure intelligence". I have felt that so many times. I know the words coming out if my mouth are way more clever than anything I was thinking. I know I've opened my mouth (I do that a lot) and the Lord has filled it. More impressive are the times the Lord has shut my mouth. That's a real achievement. I've been in conversations where someone asked a question and an answer came to mind but my mouth was shut. That answer was for me. The Lord knew the hearts of the others present and closed my mouth.
Lastly, a quote that has stuck with me and changed me.
"We must be confident in our first promptings. Sometimes we rationalize; we wonder if we are feeling a spiritual impression or if it is just our own thoughts. When we begin to second-guess, even third-guess, our feelings—and we all have—we are dismissing the Spirit; we are questioning divine counsel. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that if you will listen to the first promptings, you will get it right nine times out of ten."
Let the Holy Spirit Guide
By Elder Ronald A. Rasband
April 2017
When I start questioning and debating, I have to repeat, "trust the first prompting" over and over to myself. I push all of the clamor and debate away to find that first "ah-ha", the first glimmer of pure intelligence. Sometimes, I mentally look at the Lord and shake my head chuckling. He prompts me to do some crazy things. I feel like Venkman when Egon and Ray say to cross the streams. Disbelief followed by, "I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it! Let's do it!" The results are always surprising. I may end up covered in exploded marshmallow man but I've always felt the Lord’s approval afterward.
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