Personal Revelation
- Nephi prays and receives a confirmation of his father's calling.
- Nephi prays for his brothers and the Lord answers.
- Nephi guided by the spirit, "not knowing beforehand the things which [he] should do".
- He is commanded to kill Laban.
- How Joseph Smith came to understand that he needed personal revelation.
- Practical instruction on personal revelation.
- Example of how the scriptures can lead to personal revelation.
- The Lord on Oliver Cowdery's personal revelations.
- Lord's promise to reveal mysteries and peacable things.
- "Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you."
- "I will tell you in your mind and in your heart."
- Joseph Smith, "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", p. 324
- Reading of the experiences and revelations of others is not enough to understand our relation to God.
- Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, Nov. 1991, p. 23
- "No one of us can survive in the world of today ... without personal inspiration."
- Dallin H. Oaks, "Scripture Reading and Revelation", Ensign, Jan. 1995, p. 8
- Scriptures can be like an Urim and Thummim to us.
- Boyd K. Packer, "Personal Revelation: The Gift, the Test, and the Promise", Ensign, Nov. 1994, subheading "Temptation"
- "There can be counterfeit revelations..."
- Pres. Thomas S. Monson, "Examples of Great Teachers", Ensign, June 2007, p. 106, subheading "Everyone Has a Story"
- Tells a good story about how a father received revelation which enabled him to send his daughter on a mission.
- Elder Henry B. Eyring, "Gifts of the Spirit for Hard Times", Ensign, June 2007
- Practical advice on being prepared to receive personal revelation.
- Daily revelation is possible.
- Elder L. Tom Perry, "We Believe All That God Has Revealed", Ensign, Nov. 2003
- Some comments on what the term "revelation" means.
- "We all have the right to petition the Lord and receive inspiration through His Spirit within the realm of our own stewardship."
- "However, we cannot receive revelation for someone else’s stewardship."
- Elder Richard G. Scott, "Learning to Recognize Answers to Prayer", Ensign, Nov. 1989
- "Don’t worry about your clumsily expressed feelings. Just talk to your Father. He hears every prayer and answers it in His way."
- "When He answers yes, it is to give us confidence.
- When He answers no, it is to prevent error.
- When He withholds an answer, it is to have us grow through faith in Him, obedience to His commandments, and a willingness to act on truth."
- Discusses the importance of personal revelation.
- "Discusses how to qualify to receive personal revelation.
- Discusses how to discern the source of revelation.
- "Spiritual Promptings", Ensign, September 2008, pp. 18-22
- Various personal experiences shared by members regarding personal revelation.
- Joshua J. Perkey, "Finding My Faith", Ensign, October 2008
- A member retells his conversion experience, with some particularly good detail regarding his learning about personal revelation through experience.