Do Mormons pray to Jesus?

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Yet another Mormon question. Is it true that Mormons do not pray to Jesus? How far does this go? I mean, would they never utter such prayers as “Jesus, help my friend Jim find a good job” or “Jesus, help me today to be kind to the person at work who I have so much trouble getting along with” or “Have mercy on me Jesus, a sinner?”

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dcana said:
Yet another Mormon question. Is it true that Mormons do not pray to Jesus? How far does this go? I mean, would they never utter such prayers as “Jesus, help my friend Jim find a good job” or “Jesus, help me today to be kind to the person at work who I have so much trouble getting along with” or “Have mercy on me Jesus, a sinner?”

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Dcana,
I can only speak for myself and what I have experienced with other Mormons I personally know in relating to the last question you posed here. I think I know many Mormons who, if asked that very last question, would say, “Yes, I think those kinds of thoughts in my relationship with Jesus. I think of Him as a friend who can help, and will help, and who is merciful and involved in people’s everyday lives. I ask for His help in my life.”

But as for a formal prayer in either public or in a family prayer or private personal prayer when “formal” prayer language is used, then I think nearly all Mormons would say they (we) pray to Heavenly Father and know Jesus is listening and is both the intercessor for Heavenly Father and is intimately involved with the life of each person who seeks the Father in prayer. Mormons use the Lord’s prayer and Christ’s intercessory prayer as examples of how to pray and commonly teach that formal prayer language should be addressed to Heavenly Father or “Our Father Who Art in Heaven,” and close or end the formal prayer “in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.”
 
dcana said:
Yet another Mormon question. Is it true that Mormons do not pray to Jesus? How far does this go? I mean, would they never utter such prayers as “Jesus, help my friend Jim find a good job” or “Jesus, help me today to be kind to the person at work who I have so much trouble getting along with” or “Have mercy on me Jesus, a sinner?”

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We certainly worship Jesus; but in our formal prayers we follow the pattern Jesus taught His disciples: “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name …” (Matthew 6:9); “And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, …” (Luke 11:2). We address our prayers to the Father in the name of Jesus, as He commanded. But in informal and private prayers, there is no prohibition against addressing prayers directly to Jesus.
 
I have never heard a Mormon pray directly to Jesus. It is always to Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus. This is not to say that Mormons don’t have warm feelings towards Jesus, just that there are religious and cultural formalities to follow.
 
mormons do not ever pray directly to Jesus…even though the book of mormon gives an example of this being done with Jesus approval
 
zerinus said:
We certainly worship Jesus; but in our formal prayers we follow the pattern Jesus taught His disciples: “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name …” (Matthew 6:9); “And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, …” (Luke 11:2). We address our prayers to the Father in the name of Jesus, as He commanded. But in informal and private prayers, there is no prohibition against addressing prayers directly to Jesus.
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This was, more or less, the answer I was given when I asked this question about a year ago on the FAIR boards.

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Whether or not individual Mormons “feel” that they can pray to Jesus in private prayer, in their public prayers (sacrament meeting, fast and Testimony meeting, true order of prayer in the temple) they are not allowed to address prayers to Jesus.
 
Catholics have very few formal direct prayers to Jesus, also.

Loads of prayers to Mary or the other saints

The catholic members of my family do not feel worthy enough to pray directly to Jesus.

I think it is nice to talk to Jesus but pray, formally or not, to the Father and ask of Him or give praise, in His Son’s holy name. And listen to the Holy Spirit within me.
 
Not in this part of the country. I mean you can google prayers to Jesus and come up with formal prayers. But in every day practice, I hear folks pray to mary, say the Lord’s Prayer, or otherwise a prayer to some saint.

But, if i am wrong, I will freely admit it.

But it is my experience that a catholic is far more ready with a formal prayer to a saint than to Jesus.
 
Doxiemom said:
Not in this part of the country. I mean you can google prayers to Jesus and come up with formal prayers. But in every day practice, I hear folks pray to mary, say the Lord’s Prayer, or otherwise a prayer to some saint.
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What part of the country is that? Here in Southern California, we pray to Jesus all the time. We often shout out “praise Jesus!” “thank you Jesus!” “we love you Jesus!”. When the precious blood is raised at the consecration, I and others can be heard to say “thank you Jesus for shedding your blood for me!”.

I’m sorry you’re missing out on all that. Come to Garden Grove, CA to St. Callistus parish. We’d love to have you.

Paul
 
Lots of prayers to Jesus in Illinois too. (formal, and informal)
 
Catholic’s here in the pacific northwest pray to Jesus continueously. We even sing songs to Jesus! And lots of us pray The Jesus prayer “Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me a sinner” thru-out our waking moments.
 
Well, here in old Waterbury Connecticut you have some pretty old fashioned italians and Irish Catholics. As well pleased as i would be to hear a “Praise you Jesus!” out loud when the Eucharist is raised and maybe a bit of clapping and hand raised , it ain’t gonna happen.

We got little old ladies, and some younger ones i might add, who still wear mantillas to cover their hair.

Just tp pray with open hands is considered rather "disruptive’.

These folks put rosary beads out in a tree so that it won’t rain on a special day.

It pleases me to no end to know that there can be so much obvious joy in your respective churches.
 
Doxiemom said:
We got little old ladies, and some younger ones i might add, who still wear mantillas to cover their hair.
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Actually, I think that is very cool. Some of the Hispanic women here wear mantillas and it evokes a traditional reverence that is very refreshing.
 
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