Question
Gramps,
I know someone who is active in the church who uses ‘casting prayers’. She can’t figure out why she has to spend all day saying casting prayers and some kind of mouth or teeth clickings she does, and why she has to ask almost daily for a priesthood blessing and isn’t getting healthier. And she has to do something, not sure what, to find out if she should go to the temple. Personally, I think she is on the wrong path. Are these casting prayers a good thing to do?
Janet
Answer
Hi Janet,
I’ll get straight to the point and then explain. I believe you are correct that your friend is on the wrong path and her behavior patterns in this very unconventional matter are akin to something ancient and modern scriptures warn against repeatedly, witchcraft, sorcery, and Wiccan rituals. What she is doing is akin to “casting” spells, which, as you may be aware, is something very tightly connected with witches, sorcery, wizards, etc. I’m not talking about the kinds of fun stories J.K. Rowling writes that go into the fiction and fantasy realm beyond what regular Wiccans believe in or practice. I’m referring to the evil influence that Satan encourages that tries to make a mockery of priesthood power and legitimate revelation by trying to replace it with unholy and compulsory means of connection with the spiritual.
The Lord has taught us very clearly how to pray from both ancient and modern prophets and there are a few elements of prayer your friend is missing.
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