Revelation with Enos and The New Era June 2014

In Enos 1:10 Enos states that the voice of the Lord came into his mind. It is important to remember that revelation comes in many different ways. Some of the ways that it may come to you may be through: thoughts, impressions, and feelings (D&C 6:15 and 8:2-3).

 President Boyd K. Packer said, "Answers to prayers come in a quiet way. The scriptures describe that voice of inspiration as a still, small voice. I have come to know that inspiration comes more as a feeling than as a sound. Put difficult questions in the back of your minds and go about your lives. Ponder and pray quietly and persistently about them. The answer may not come as a lightning bolt. It may come as a little inspiration here and a little there, 'line upon line, precept upon precept' (D&C 98:12). Some answers will come from reading the scriptures, some from hearing speakers. And, occasionally, when it is important, some will come by very direct and powerful inspiration. The promptings will be clear and unmistakable" (in Conference Report, Oct. 1979, 28, 30; or Ensign, Nov. 1979, 19-21)."

I absolutely love this quote because he talks about so many fundamental things that we must learn and be reminded of in regards to revelation. Prophet Joseph Smith shares his explanation of how the Lord communicates with us by saying, "A person may profit by noticing the first intimation of the spirit of revelation; for instance, when you feel pure intelligence flowing into you, it may give you sudden strokes of ideas, so that by noticing it, you may find it fulfilled the same day or soon; those things that were presented unto your minds by the Spirit of God, will come to pass; and thus by learning the Spirit of God and understanding it, you may grow into the principle of revelation, until you become perfect in Christ Jesus" (History of the Church, 3:381).

In The New Era June 2014 edition there is an article titled, "Eight Reasons for Revelation." The eight reasons that they discuss, include: testify, prophesy, comfort, uplift, inform, restrain, confirm, and impel. Each one of these has it's own qualities and characteristics to identify it with. This is a great article to help you determine whether you are truly receiving revelation or not and how you can identify it when it comes. At the beginning of the article, Elder Dallin H. Oaks states, "You have already received revelations, and you can receive more revelations because communication from God to men and women is a reality." I loved this quote because I think that it is important for us to remember that we truly do have the opportunity to communicate with our Heavenly Father and we do indeed receive revelation in our lives.