Along with evidence of His marvelous creations all around you, Heavenly Father has given you many ways to know for yourself that He lives. You can:
Talk to Him through prayer and ask Him for reassurance and love.
Read the testimonies of special witnesses called apostles and prophets. They have had sacred experiences with God and have recorded these experiences in sacred books called scriptures.
Keep His commandments, which bring you closer to God and help you know that He lives.
I have come to know our Father in Heaven through private prayer and service. As I pray and receive answers through impressions and feelings, I am able to assist in His work. At other times, I have been comforted at the times when I needed it most by a very real presence. I feel His love as I serve others and I can feel His love for them.
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The same way that you come to know anyone better, talk with him. Our Heavenly father blessed us with prayer, which is the means by which we converse with him. Think of every prayer as a phone call, not writing a letter; expect God to answer your prayers and listen for his response. Prayer is a two way conversation and the best way to come to know our Father in Heaven and what he wants for us.
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The best thing that you could ever do to know of our Father in Heaven is through prayer. Anyone can pray to Him at any time, no matter who you are. Another way to come to know Him is through reading the Book of Mormon. It's a testimony (like the Bible) of Jesus Christ, and it teaches us some of the things that Heavenly Father wants us to know. As you read it, the Holy Ghost will help you to know that it is true.
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We can come to know our Father in Heaven through prayer, personal revelation and scripture study. When we seek to know Him and to know His will for us, He will speak to us in many different ways. Sometimes it can be through the thoughts we think, or just by the peace and love we feel when we are living our lives accordingly.
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There is always, a way to know him personally, however we are not going to know God immediately like a magic wand. The way we can know him for sure is if we intimately get to know him more personally. And that is through Prayer, we can talk to him and we can communicate to him whenever we please, because you can imagine him being a concerned parent over a daughter or his own son, that is how much he really loves us, he wants to hear about our success stories and we can consent to him on what we want help with in life. I have felt him talk to me and I still hear him speak to my heart. So when you pray get down on your knees and and talk to him. Maybe at first your not sure if he is listening or if your just talking to yourself. Trust me, your not alone.
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I know that we have a loving Heavenly Father who wants us to return to live with Him. I have come to know this and build a relationship with him through study of the scriptures and through prayer. In my times of despair and trial, I have prayed to him and received comfort and powerful answers that I cannot deny. I believe that He is eager to show His love to us if we will just reach out to Him in sincerity and hope.
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Your belief in God will grow as you:
Pray to Heavenly Father (James 1:5).
Study the scriptures (2 Timothy 3:14-17).
Obey God’s commandments (John 14:21-23).
As you act on your desire to believe, God will strengthen your belief in Him until it becomes sure knowledge (Book of Mormon, Alma 32:27-35).
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There are many ways we can come to know our Heavenly Father. One of the best ways to get to know someone is by talking to them and having a conversation with them. If I wanted to get to know a new neighbor I would ask them questions and tell them about myself, I might even tell them things that I am going through at the moment. Just like a neighbor you can talk to your Heavenly Father. We can pray to our Father in Heaven and he will listen. In fact he is the best listener EVER! We can talk to him about anything. He knows us each personally and wants us to know him as well. He will and wants to reassure us and he will and wants to answer our prayers. I have found that as I pray often I feel closer to my Heavenly Father.
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Faith plays an important role in knowing Heavenly Father. We have to understand that we are His children and that he loves us even when we make mistakes. If you pray and try to do your best to live a good life, you'll start to feel and know that he is there and loves you. You have to have a real desire to know. As you follow His commandments, you see the blessings and will start to realize that He is there.
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The way I come to know my Father in Heaven the best is to talk to Him. When I truly pray and speak to Him, with humility, as a child speaking to her father, I know He is there. I feel of His love and assurance. When my prayers are rote and without depth or meaning, He may be listening, but I don't feel His presence.
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