The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 32:9

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But behold, I say unto you, that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord, save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.

Influences

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV)
Pray without ceasing

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But behold, I say unto you, that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord, save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.

Simple English

But you must pray all the time. Don’t give up. You must not do anything for the Lord unless you first pray to the Father in the name of Christ. Ask him to make your work count for something. Ask that your work will help your soul.

Paraphrase

So you must pray always, and never give up. Don’t do anything for the Lord without first praying to the Father in Christ’s name. Ask him to make your actions sacred—so that what you do will help your soul.