Ask, Seek, and Knock

Elder Milton Camargo relates his own personal scripture study with the Come, Follow Me about Alma’s ministry in Ammonihah suggested to ponder the great blessings God has given him.

Ask, Seek, and Knock

by Milton Camargo

Alma exemplified what it means to ask, seek and knock during his ministry to the Nephites people.

Ask

“President Russell M. Nelson, has given a similar invitation in our day. He said: “Pray in the name of Jesus Christ about your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses—yes, the very longings of your heart. And then listen! Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record your feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take. As you repeat this process day after day, month after month, year after year, you will ‘grow into the principle of revelation.’”

“We don’t always need to know everything or see everything… The still, small voice is reaffirming, encouraging, and comforting—and many times that’s just what we need for the day. The Holy Ghost is real, and His impressions are real—the big ones and the small ones.”

Seek

“Seeking implies mental and spiritual effort—pondering, testing, trying, and studying… When we seek, we are humbly acknowledging that we still have much to learn, and the Lord will expand our understanding, preparing us to receive more. “For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; … for unto him that receiveth I will give more” (2 Nephi 28:30).

Knock

“To knock is to act in faith. When we actively follow Him, the Lord opens the way before us.”

“We learn that prayer requires spiritual labor, and it does not always lead to the outcome we hope for. But when we feel discouraged or weighed down with sorrow, the Lord gives us comfort and strength in different ways. He may not answer all of our questions or solve all of our problems right away; rather, He encourages us to keep trying. If we then speedily align our plan with His plan, He will open the way for us, as He did for Alma.”

While we are asking and seeking, we need to continue to move forward in faith, trusting that the Lord will not allow us to wonder too far from Him.

And the most important is that process of waiting or that I consider as ‘darkest moments’ because my Savior has been there all along, bringing me up when I felt there was none left in the world for me.

And that process or journey is how Heavenly Father moulds me to become a better version of me. I know that I have a living Father and Jesus is the living Christ. Amen.