A Child's Prayer

Bonnie Adams of California received an answer to a personal question one hectic morning during family prayer. Running late, she told her children that there would not be enough time to pray together. She says, "To my surprise, my children objected. I said, 'OK, but I'm too grumpy this morning. Who will say it?'

"My youngest replied, 'I will, Mommy.'

"My little boy said things only Heavenly Father could know about my so-called problem, without realizing it. He asked Heavenly Father to bless me because I was having a hard time and he missed my smile. The prayer gave me an answer I'd been searching for, an answer I needed to hear.

"After the prayer, I opened my eyes and immediately smiled a real, sincere, ear-to-ear smile, though my eyes were brimming with tears. I kissed my boys and walked them to school.

"When I came home, I knelt down again to thank my Heavenly Father for my beautiful child's prayer and for the comfort I had found through family prayer."