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Let us review some of the elements of Enos's profound, faith-building experience: First, Enos heard the gospel truths from his father, just as you are hearing them in your families and in this conference. Second, he let his father's teachings about "eternal life, and the joy of the saints" sink deep into his heart. Third, he was filled with a desire to know for himself whether these teachings were true and where he himself stood before his Maker. To use Enos's words, "My soul hungered." By this intense spiritual appetite, Enos qualified himself to receive the Savior's promise: "Blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost. Fourth, Enos obeyed the commandments of God, which enabled him to be receptive to the Spirit of the Holy Ghost. Fifth, Enos records, "I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens." It wasn't easy. Faith did not come quickly. In fact, Enos characterized his experience in prayer as a "wrestle which [he] had before God." But faith did come. By the power of the Holy Ghost, he did receive a witness for himself. We cannot find Enos-like faith without our own wrestle before God in prayer. I testify that the reward is worth the effort.

Having Enos-Like Faith

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(Enos 1:1–8, 27) Elder Robert D. Hales talks about having Enos-like faith.
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