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Dear Reader, Heavenly Father answers prayers. I have seen it so many times and I still forget what that statement means. Today, I want to share five stories with you that illustrate how Heavenly Father is always listening. When I was young lad, I lost one of my favorite toys. At this point in my life I honestly have no idea what toy it was, but I loved it immensely. It was simple thing, but as I was tearing my room apart looking for it, my mom asked me if I had prayed to ask Heavenly Father for help. I was a stubborn child and didn't want to ask for help, so I kept searching before I finally gave in and knelt next to my bed. The prayer probably wasn't very long, but it was enough to let Heavenly Father show me His love. I kid you not, the toy was next to my knee when I opened my eyes. A similar thing happened to a young boy that I taught as a full-time missionary in Chile. His name was Matias and he loved to play ping pong. Actually, that was one of the reason my compa

Dear Reader, The other day I had a shower thought that was quite profound. Upon pondering the thought throughout the week, it became clear that it was too good not to share with you. It is a principle that is sometimes hard to learn, but it is important none the less. The only enemies I have are the clock and myself .  That is the thought that started it all off. Then, as I started thinking of how to explain this to other people, the song posted above came to mind. "Me and God" reminded me that my shower thought was right, as long as I stand with God and work with him. For him, all things are possible. Therefore, I am my only enemy next to the time I have on earth. Now you might say, "Gus, why is the clock your enemy if God can alter the fabric of time to do his will?" I don't know how that works, but the clock is my only enemy because we have a set amount of time to live in this probationary period God has given us, so we have to use it wisely.