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In the LDS Church, at least, it seems common that when we pray for something and we receive it (or it happens), we consider our prayer to be answered. If what we wanted did not come to pass, we chalk it up to being not necessary in the sight of God, or he has other things in store for us. From an objective point of view, one would consider this coincidental.<\/p>\n

How can we be sure that answers to prayers (and the antithesis of such) are more than coincidences?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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