Joseph Smith taught after his own encounters firsthand that all could come unto Christ in this way and eventually receive and give what Jesus called a "fulness." (D&C 93:19)  With the advantage of recency and of trustworthy witnesses who shared and duplicated his experience,

he stood for the opposite of what many supposed was the role of a prophet.  Instead of 'take my word for it,' his life and teachings say, 'Find your own sacred grove and come to your own individual and independent awareness.'" (Truman G. Madsen, "Why I Believe"

The boy prophet Joseph Smith sought heavenly help by entering a grove which then became sacred.  Do we need similar strength?  Does each need to seek his or her own "Sacred Grove”?  A place where communication between God and man can go forth unimpeded, uninterrupted,

and undisturbed is such a grove." (Pres. Thomas S. Monson,

You don't need to travel far distances -- for example, to the tops of exceedingly high mountains, forests, groves, or even a Temple -- to effectively commune with, if not have an audience with, the Lord (a fact we will discuss in greater depth soon).

As you feel the need to confide in the Lord or to improve the quality of your visits with him to pray, if you please.  Go where you can be alone, go where you can think,

go where you can kneel, go where you can speak out loud to him. The bedroom, the bathroom, or the closet will do."  (Bishop H. Burke Peterson,
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