Prayer is your personal key to heaven

Every few weeks when I write to Elder Scott I'll include a few questions for him to respond to. Last week I sent him 11 new questions to write home about. I just finished reading his answer to the question, "What was the last miracle you witnessed and/or when was the last time you saw an answer to your prayer?"  This is his response to the latter part of my question concerning an answered prayer. 

It was actually this morning. So we had music playing and all of a sudden a song came on that I had never heard before. It turns out it is a 2016 youth song for the church by Davis Handley. It was called “It’s not about you.” I had really struggled at first with homesickness. Not really sure what my purpose was down here actually.  I had prayed to know and receive a testimony about it, and I feel like that prayer has been answered a lot, in many different ways. But especially when listening to this song. 

It’s about a new missionary (what a coincidence, right?) It starts off talking about your thoughts after your dad takes his hands off your head and tells you, “I’m so proud of you. You’re going to do great.” And you wonder “Am I really ready for this?” And he tells you this answer, “Stop worrying about it. It’s not about you, it’s about the people you’ll serve."

"When you go to open that envelope and you wonder where you’ll go, but you know it doesn’t really matter because it’s not about you, it’s about the people that have been prepared to hear the gospel. It’s not about you.” 

I couldn’t help but picture myself in every part of that song as it went along. It’s not about me. It’s about the people I’ll serve. It’s about doing God’s will. It’s about, "losing yourself in Perú." as my dad told me in one of his e-mails. So that was the latest answer to a prayer that I’ve seen. 

It’s Not About You 

by Davis Handley

You look into your father’s eyes when he 

takes his hands off your head 

He whispers that he’s proud of you

and he knows you’ll do your best 

you say you wonder if you can do it 

that’s when he says 

Chorus: It’s not about you 

It’s not about you It’s for the people who are blessed by what you do 

It’s not about you 

Everybody’s gathered ‘round you 

Eyes all aglow 

You start to read that piece of paper 

To see where you’ll go 

And you wonder if you’re ready 

But you already know 

Chorus: It’s not about you 

It’s not about you 

It’s for those who are searching for the truth 

It’s not about you 

Bridge: You get home and you fall in love 

But you’re scared to death 

Cause you wonder if you’re good enough 

But then a thought goes through your head 

Chorus: It’s not about you 

It’s not about you 

It’s for your children and the world they’re coming to 

It’s not about you 

Chorus: It’s not about you 

It’s not about you 

It’s for the people who are blessed by what you do 

It’s not about you 

Sure you’ve become much better 

Because of what you’ve been through 

But it’s not about you

Prayer is our direct way of communicating with our Father. It's a gift each of us is privileged to have. There's no need to worry that our words will be clumsy or expressed in the wrong way because we have a loving,compassionate and understanding Father in Heaven. You are His precious child. He loves you perfectly and wants to help you. He is always near and is always listening. He just needs us to reach out and ask for His help. 

He will prompt us in quiet moments when the Spirit can effectively touch our heart and our mind. The words in wholesome, uplifting music is one just one of the many ways our Father will testify to you of His love for you. I'm so grateful this song came on at the just the right moment for Elder Scott to recognize that it was a direct answer to a prayer he had that morning.It was a small, simple thing, but a sure way of knowing his Father in Heaven is looking out for him and will always be there for him.