“At times fasting is appropriate as a strong evidence of our sincerity. As Alma testified to the people of Zarahemla: ‘I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they are true; for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit’ [Alma 5:46]. When we fast we humble our souls, which brings us more in tune with God and His holy purposes” (Faust, “Lifeline of Prayer,” 60).