"We do not have to cry unto him with many words. We do not have to weary him with long prayers. What we do need, and what we should do as Latter-day Saints, for our own good, is to go before him often, to witness unto him that we remember him and that we are willing to take upon us his name, keep his commandments, work righteousness; and that we desire his Spirit to help us. Then, if we are in trouble, let us go to the Lord and ask him directly and specifically to help us out of the trouble that we are in; and let the prayer come from the heart, let it not be in words that are worn into ruts in the beaten tracks of common use, without thought or feeling in the use of those words."
Joseph F. Smith - Teachings:Joseph F. Smith, Chapter 3
https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-joseph-f-smith/chapter-3?lang=eng&query=cry+unto+him+with+many+words
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