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> [Prayer endows us with the power to draw near to our Eternal Father. How important it is, then, that one of our fundamental teachings to our children is how to pray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/prayer-endows-us-with-the-power-to-draw-near-to-our-eternal-father/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

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## More by L. Tom Perry

> [May God bless each of us in our calls to serve. May our faith strengthen as we serve in righteousness, faithfully keeping the commandments.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/may-god-bless-each-of-us-in-our-calls-to-serve-may-our-faith/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [Family is the center of life. It is the key to eternal happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/family-is-the-center-of-life-it-is-the-key-to-eternal-happiness/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [When we have the Spirit to direct us, we are capable of teaching with great power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/when-we-have-the-spirit-to-direct-us-we-are-capable-of-teaching-with/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [The most powerful teaching a child will ever receive will come from concerned and righteous fathers and mothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/the-most-powerful-teaching-a-child-will-ever-receive-will-come-from/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [Let me close by bearing witness (and my nine decades on this earth fully qualify me to say this) that the older I get,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/let-me-close-by-bearing-witness-and-my-nine-decades-on-this-earth/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [Increasingly, the balance between living in the world and not being of the world is becoming more delicate. Publications, radio, television, and the Internet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/increasingly-the-balance-between-living-in-the-world-and-not-being-of/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [Regarding Fasting: Have the faith to bind the Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/regarding-fasting-have-the-faith-to-bind-the-lord/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [If you don't raise the bar, how will you ever know your potential?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/if-you-don-t-raise-the-bar-how-will-you-ever-know-your-potential/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/teaching-children-the-joy-of-honest-labor-is-one-of-the-greatest-of/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [I promise you, if you will heed the voice of warning of the Holy Ghost and will follow His direction, you will be blessed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/i-promise-you-if-you-will-heed-the-voice-of-warning-of-the-holy-ghost/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [You are not competing with anyone else. You are only competing with yourself to do the best with whatever you have received.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/you-are-not-competing-with-anyone-else-you-are-only-competing-with/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [We declare our belief in Jesus Christ and accept Him as our Savior. He will bless us and guide us in all of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/we-declare-our-belief-in-jesus-christ-and-accept-him-as-our-savior-he/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [If you will respond to the invitation to share your beliefs and feelings about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, a spirit of love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/if-you-will-respond-to-the-invitation-to-share-your-beliefs-and/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [The scriptures are one of our greatest treasures. They contain God’s instructions to His people from the beginning of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/the-scriptures-are-one-of-our-greatest-treasures-they-contain-god-s/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

> [God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always deprive us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/god-reveals-to-his-prophets-that-there-are-moral-absolutes-sin-will/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

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