“He Commanded His Disciples That They Should Pray”

D. Kelly Ogden, Andrew C. Skinner

The question often arises: Why would the disciples pray to Jesus when he had so recently instructed them to pray to the Father in his name? The Savior himself answered that question: “They pray unto me because I am with them.” One of the Godhead, the Holy One of Israel, was there present, in person, with them; when he departed they would continue to pray, as instructed, to the Father in his name.

Verse by Verse: The Book of Mormon: Vol. 2

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