What a tender promise: light after darkness, healing after weariness, and the comforting assurance that when we call upon the Lord, He is near. President Joseph F. Smith taught that proper fasting “would … place the body in subjection to the spirit, and so promote communion with the Holy Ghost” and that “this law would bring [us] nearer to God.” – Ulisses Soares, “A Higher and Holier Fast,” Liahona (CR) November 2026