“Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant but that are made conditional on our asking for them” (LDS Bible Dictionary, “Prayer,” 707).
“If you will earnestly seek guidance from your Heavenly Father, morning and evening, you will be given the strength to shun any temptation” (Benson, “Message to the Rising Generation,” 32).