I once heard of someone accidentally walking into the room where a modern day prophet was praying and heard the prophet laughing during his prayer. When asked why he was laughing, the prophet remarked that he was telling God about a joke he'd heard that day and thought was hilarious.
While I've never shared any of my favorite jokes while praying, I do pray about donuts...A lot, actually.
It all comes back to a little story that I heard a college friend share in church. After going through some challenging times, she finally blurted in one of her morning prayers, "I really want a donut today. I just want a donut." To her great surprise, she got her donut that day. There was a giant box of donuts waiting for her in a meeting that she dutifully attended later in the day.
My friend explained that she knew those donuts were a testimony that Heavenly Father was listening to her prayers and understood just what would cheer her up.
Since hearing that story, I sometimes find myself thinking and figuratively expressing in my prayers, I wouldn't mind if today was a donut day. I could even go for some chocolate icing and sprinkles.
A lot of days, even though that's the desire of my heart, it's not a donut day. If I got a donut day every day, every week, or every month, would I really be delighted for a donut day? Probably not.
It's true that sometimes donut days feel few and far between, but Heavenly Father knows the perfect timing for a donut day. I'm glad that He knows when I've had enough saltine cracker days and tart grapefruit days to really be able to savor a sweet donut day.
The scriptures teach that we are better able to prize the good because we taste and experience the bitter. I affirm that we should not doubt that God loves us just because every day isn't a donut day. Sometimes donut days don't come when we ask for them, but they always come. ALWAYS. KEEP PRAYING. HE HEARS!
