2 Nephi 32

There are two things that Nephi admonishes us to do. One is to feast on the words of Christ. When we do, we speak with the power of the Holy Ghost meaning when our words will be inspired. When our words our inspired, our lives and those around us will be uplifted. This doesn't mean that every time we open our mouths, we'll be a fountain of divine wisdom. But it does mean that when it is necessary and important, our words will influence others for good and we'll help change lives. Nephi says that when we fail to know and understand God's words, it is because we do not try, we don't ask for an understanding mind and heart, and then we are not brought into the light. Nephi mourns for us because he cannot tell us more. He would tell us more but the Spirit stops him because we are not prepared for it. He says it's because we will not search and understand great knowledge.

The second thing he tells us is to hearken to the Spirit. When we hearken to the Spirit, listen to and feel its promptings, we will be inspired to pray. Only Satan would not want us to pray. It's easy to understand why he would want us to cut off our relationship with our Father in Heaven. What happens when you stop talking to a friend? You lose contact with them. You lose their influence, love and most of all, your relationship with them begins to dwindle until you no longer even think about them. Nephi encourages us to pray about everything we do. When we pray and dedicate everything we do the Lord, the Lord will consecrate it to the blessing of our soul. Everything will become sacred to us and to the Lord. Notice that the Lord doesn't say consecrate it to me for my benefit, he turns it to our benefit.