“The fast also helps us to feel humble and meek so that the Holy Ghost may more easily be our companion. By our fast, we both keep our covenant to care for others and we prepare to keep our covenant to bear testimony.” Eyring, H. B. (1996, October). Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/witnesses-for-god?lang=eng&query=visiting+teaching
“… fast and allow your children to fast once a month before the meeting in which they will partake of the Lord’s Supper, hear others bear testimony, and perhaps themselves feel prompted to testify. The spiritual blessing will be even greater for them if they know that their choice to overcome their physical desires for food is making possible the caring for the poor. That can’t happen unless we pay a generous fast offering with a joyful heart. It can if we do. And the likelihood will be greatly increased that they will feel the Spirit confirm that this is the true Church of Jesus Christ if we have first taught and testified that the Savior always organizes his disciples to care for the poor and the needy among them." Eyring, H. B. (1996, April). A Legacy of Testimony. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/04/a-legacy-of-testimony?lang=eng&query=Family
"To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate."
Hunter, H. W. (1985, October). Fast Day. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1985/10/fast-day?lang=eng&query=fasting
"Members of the Church may fast at any time as they have a need, but the fast contemplated on the day referred to as fast day, as defined by President Joseph F. Smith, “is that food and drink are not to be partaken of for twenty-four hours, ‘from even to even.’” From even to even has been given the meaning of going without two meals—from the evening meal on the night before to evening meal on fast day." Hunter, H. W. (1985, October). Fast Day. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1985/10/fast-day?lang=eng&query=fasting
"The law of the fast has three great purposes. First, it provides assistance to the needy through the contribution of fast offerings, consisting of the value of meals from which we abstain. Second, a fast is beneficial to us physically. Third, it is to increase humility and spirituality on the part of each individual." Perry, L. T. (1986, April). The Law of the Fast. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1986/04/the-law-of-the-fast?lang=eng&query=fasting
"The longer I live, the more impressed I am with the Lord’s system of caring for the poor and needy. Surely no man would think of such a simple yet profound way of satisfying human needs—to grow spiritually and temporally through periodic fasting and then donating the amount saved from refraining from partaking of those meals to the bishop to be used to administer to the needs of the poor, the ill, the downtrodden, who need help and support to make their way through life."
Perry, L. T. (1986, April). The Law of the Fast. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1986/04/the-law-of-the-fast?lang=eng&query=fasting
“Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit. The usual fast, the one we are asked to participate in for fast Sunday, is for 24 hours without food or drink. Some people, feeling the need, have gone on longer fasts of abstaining from food but have taken the needed liquids. Wisdom should be used, and the fast should be broken with light eating. To make a fast most fruitful, it should be coupled with prayer and meditation; physical work should be held to a minimum, and it’s a blessing if one can ponder on the scriptures and the reason for the fast.” Benson, Ezra Taft. Do Not Despair. Salt Lake City, October 1974. <https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1974/10/do-not-despair?lang=eng&query=fasting>.
"President Joseph F. Smith, who cautioned that “there is such a thing as overdoing. A man may fast and pray till he kills himself; and there isn’t any necessity for it; nor wisdom in it. … The Lord can hear a simple prayer, offered in faith, in half a dozen words, and he will recognize fasting that may not continue more than twenty-four hours, just as readily and as effectually as He will answer a prayer of a thousand words and fasting for a month. … The Lord will accept that which is enough, with a good deal more pleasure and satisfaction than that which is too much and unnecessary.” Nelson, R. M. (2009, April). Lessons from the Lord's Prayer. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/lessons-from-the-lords-prayers?lang=eng&query=fasting
“… fast and allow your children to fast once a month before the meeting in which they will partake of the Lord’s Supper, hear others bear testimony, and perhaps themselves feel prompted to testify. The spiritual blessing will be even greater for them if they know that their choice to overcome their physical desires for food is making possible the caring for the poor. That can’t happen unless we pay a generous fast offering with a joyful heart. It can if we do. And the likelihood will be greatly increased that they will feel the Spirit confirm that this is the true Church of Jesus Christ if we have first taught and testified that the Savior always organizes his disciples to care for the poor and the needy among them." Eyring, H. B. (1996, April). A Legacy of Testimony. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/04/a-legacy-of-testimony?lang=eng&query=Family
"To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate."
Hunter, H. W. (1985, October). Fast Day. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1985/10/fast-day?lang=eng&query=fasting
"Members of the Church may fast at any time as they have a need, but the fast contemplated on the day referred to as fast day, as defined by President Joseph F. Smith, “is that food and drink are not to be partaken of for twenty-four hours, ‘from even to even.’” From even to even has been given the meaning of going without two meals—from the evening meal on the night before to evening meal on fast day." Hunter, H. W. (1985, October). Fast Day. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1985/10/fast-day?lang=eng&query=fasting
"The law of the fast has three great purposes. First, it provides assistance to the needy through the contribution of fast offerings, consisting of the value of meals from which we abstain. Second, a fast is beneficial to us physically. Third, it is to increase humility and spirituality on the part of each individual." Perry, L. T. (1986, April). The Law of the Fast. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1986/04/the-law-of-the-fast?lang=eng&query=fasting
"The longer I live, the more impressed I am with the Lord’s system of caring for the poor and needy. Surely no man would think of such a simple yet profound way of satisfying human needs—to grow spiritually and temporally through periodic fasting and then donating the amount saved from refraining from partaking of those meals to the bishop to be used to administer to the needs of the poor, the ill, the downtrodden, who need help and support to make their way through life."
Perry, L. T. (1986, April). The Law of the Fast. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1986/04/the-law-of-the-fast?lang=eng&query=fasting
“Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit. The usual fast, the one we are asked to participate in for fast Sunday, is for 24 hours without food or drink. Some people, feeling the need, have gone on longer fasts of abstaining from food but have taken the needed liquids. Wisdom should be used, and the fast should be broken with light eating. To make a fast most fruitful, it should be coupled with prayer and meditation; physical work should be held to a minimum, and it’s a blessing if one can ponder on the scriptures and the reason for the fast.” Benson, Ezra Taft. Do Not Despair. Salt Lake City, October 1974. <https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1974/10/do-not-despair?lang=eng&query=fasting>.
"President Joseph F. Smith, who cautioned that “there is such a thing as overdoing. A man may fast and pray till he kills himself; and there isn’t any necessity for it; nor wisdom in it. … The Lord can hear a simple prayer, offered in faith, in half a dozen words, and he will recognize fasting that may not continue more than twenty-four hours, just as readily and as effectually as He will answer a prayer of a thousand words and fasting for a month. … The Lord will accept that which is enough, with a good deal more pleasure and satisfaction than that which is too much and unnecessary.” Nelson, R. M. (2009, April). Lessons from the Lord's Prayer. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/lessons-from-the-lords-prayers?lang=eng&query=fasting
“Another step toward self-mastery comes when you are old enough to observe the law of the fast. As funds are contributed from meals missed, the needs of the poor may be met. But meanwhile, through your spirit, you develop personal power over your body’s drives of hunger and thirst. Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite.” Nelson, Russell M. Self-Mastery. Salt Lake City, October 1985. <https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1985/10/self-mastery?lang=eng&query=fasting>.
"Fasting helps your spirit to develop dominance over your physical appetites. Fasting also increases your access to heaven’s help, as it intensifies your prayers. Why the need for self-mastery? God implanted strong appetites within us for nourishment and love, vital for the human family to be perpetuated. When we master our appetites within the bounds of God’s laws, we can enjoy longer life, greater love, and consummate joy."
Nelson, Russell M. Decisions for Eternity. Salt Lake City, October 2013. <https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/decisions-for-eternity?lang=eng&query=fasting>.
Nelson, Russell M. Decisions for Eternity. Salt Lake City, October 2013. <https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/decisions-for-eternity?lang=eng&query=fasting>.