As part of my gospel study today I read this article in the
July 2015 Ensign by Randal A. Wright.
I quote:
"As a new General Authority, Elder Marion G. Romney (1897-1988) felt inadequate in fulfilling his important calling, so he sought advice from his friend Elder Harold B. Lee (1899-1973) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The counsel offered that day both surprised and motivated Elder Romney, Elder Lee said:
'If you are to be successful as a General Authority, you will need to be inspired. You will need to receive revelation. I will give you one piece of advice: Go to bed early and get up early. If you do, your body and mind will become rested and then in the quiet of those early morning hours, you will receive more flashes of inspiration and insight than at any other time of the day.'
Years later, reflecting back on that experience, then President Romney said: "From that day on, I put that counsel into practice, and I know it works. Whenever I have a serious problem, or some assignment of a creative nature with which I hope to receive the influence of the Spirit, I always receive more assistance in the early morning hours than at any other time of the day."
Brother Wright goes on to say:
"Great leaders in our day also use the early-morning hours to receive revelation. Some time ago I heard a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy mention in a stake conference talk that he was an early riser. After the meeting, I spoke to him briefly about his early-morning ritual, then asked how many of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve kept a similar schedule. He replied, 'They all do!' It was a powerful moment, and the Spirit testified to me that going to bed early and getting up early can be indeed connected to receiving revelation." (See D& C 88:124)
Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has said,
"To those who feel defeated and downtrodden, look to the early hours of the day for your rescue."
President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave related to gaining wisdom:
"I counsel our children to do their critical studying in the early hours of the morning when they're fresh and alert, rather than to fight physical weariness and mental exhaustion at night. I've learned the power of the dictum, 'Early to bed, early to rise.'"
President Hinckley:
"If you go to bed at 10:00 and get up by 6:00 a.m. things will work out for you."
As a person who has been an early riser for years, I can attest to the fact that the best time for me to get inspiration is in those early morning hours.
James went downstairs this morning and pulled a bunch of stuff out of the Christmas closet and then asked me to come down and go through it. I did and then Adam, Kyle, and Seth helped me carry everything upstairs. Later, James and I took those things were are going to keep and stored them in our unit at Central Self Storage.
Sheri with the Detman family who
are on their way back to Bejing, China
where they live.
Nate was Ian's best friend in high school.
