A beautiful Primary song asks an important question:
Six-year-old
Sara Emma Beard, my great aunt, never forgot what happened one day when her
mother sent her to their grain bin in Wilford, Idaho, for wheat for the chickens.
When she wrote her life story 45 years later, the Spirit she felt during that
childhood errand remained in her heart, because from that moment, she
never questioned that God hears and answers prayers. In her words:
"Heavenly Father, are you really there, and do you hear and answer every child's prayer?"
“When I got inside the building I looked back and found the building completely surrounded by hungry cattle. I dared not to go out for fear of being trampled to death.
I was so frightened that the only thing I could think of was to get down on my knees and pray. I did, and when I looked out, there was not a critter in sight. My prayers have been answered many times.”
The Primary song answers its own question:
"Pray, He is there; speak, He is listening. You are His child; His love now surrounds you. He hears your prayer; He loves the children. Of such is the kingdom, the kingdom of heaven."
