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Great questions. I've got stuff planned with kids today, and don't have the time it would take to answer this properly. But what Gleebicus said was excellent. The short version of what I would have to say is that 1--No, I don't always get immediate answers. I believe it's Elder Scott who said that he rarely gets answers while he is actually praying, but that they come throughout the day or through events. 2--I sometimes do get answers right away. And I sometimes get answers to questions I hadn't specifically asked (kind of like, "You should do THIS right now") So it's a specific answer to a general question of "What should I do now?" when I really don't know, and not the specific, "Should I do this particular thing?" But the questions we ask do help us get better answers. Elder Scott talks about that in his address from 2007, "The Supernal Power of Prayer." 3--A time in my life when I needed answers more than at any other time, I received nothing. Nothing at all. I was left not knowing what to think. Wasn't He there? I knew He was. Didn't He care about this? I knew He did. Didn't He love me? I figured He did, but didn't understand why I would feel so all alone in the world at that time. Wasn't I 'good enough'? And if not, I had no idea in the world what else to do because I was doing everything I knew how to do. What I didn't know at the time, and what this experience gave me a testimony of is that OUR EARNEST, SINCERE PRAYERS PUT THINGS IN MOTION. He is there. He does love you. And He is doing things on your behalf. You simply might not be able to see them at the moment. 4--As I often tell my husband (especially right now, since it's pretty trying right now, living here is So Cal) "Aslan is on the move." If you've read the books, that probably makes more sense. But it means that the Lord is working behind the scenes, and all things will work together for your good. Even the devastating things. He can use them to purify and refine you, if you don't go through the experience kicking and screaming and cursing life. 5--I don't have time to look it up, and can't even remember who said it, (Brigham Young, I think, with other adding to and commenting on it) but I've heard this quote many times in conference about what do to when you need to make a specific decision and haven't gotten an answer. When you've done all you know how to do and must make a decision one way or another, you go with whatever you've weighed out and seems best. And then begin on that path. If it's wrong, He will let you know. I believe that President Eyring and President Packer have also both made comments to that effect. Wish I had time to say more..... XO, Vickie