Our world is full of problems which, in the eternal scheme of things, are insignificant. Yet, our day-to-day lives are filled with these insignificant problems and projects. Occasionally, church members worry that when they pray about these problems they are unnecessarily bothering the Lord. This attitude underestimates God's love for his children. A general rule of thumb is that if a problem is big enough to bother you, it is not too small for the Lord's attention.
Amulek's advice helps us to understand that we can pray about all aspects of our lives, whether spiritual, temporal, and financial.
Marion G. Romney
"As there is no limitation as to when we should pray, so there seems to be no limitation as to where we should pray or what we should pray about." (Conference Report, Oct. 1944, pp. 55)
Joseph Fielding Smith
"(quoting Alma 34) I think that is very excellent doctrine, and I read it to impress upon your minds the season of prayer. The season of prayer is in the morning before the family separates. A good time for prayer is when you assemble at the table before you partake of the morning meal, and let the members of the family take turn in the praying. That is the season of prayer. The season of prayer for the merchant is in the morning when he goes to his place of business and before he begins his day's work, over his merchandise. The time of prayer for the shepherd, is when he is out with his flocks watching over them. The time for the farmer to pray is when he goes with his plow into the field, when he goes to sow his grain, and when he goes to gather his harvest. And if a man will pray as he is commanded to do in this passage of scripture which I have read, then he more than likely will be found in all things righteously keeping the commandments of the Lord. He will not be found scheming to take advantage of his neighbor in some trade or bargain, but in all things dealing justly, because he has prayed in the morning and has in his heart the spirit of prayer throughout the day, that the Lord will bless him in the increase of his goods, of his fields, of his flocks, or whatever it may be he is engaged in. So that is the season of prayer." (Conference Report, Oct. 1919, p. 143)