Michael Barclay's Answered Prayer for Employment

“My wife, who is a faithful Latter-day Saint, said to me one evening, 'Michael, why don't you ask the Lord for work? He has promised to hear and answer the prayers of those who put their trust in Him.' I was struck forcibly with her remark, as I had never thought of asking Him for employment. So before retiring for the night, I prayed to my Father in heaven as I had not done before. Simple, short, earnest, and emphatic. Next morning after breakfast I went to see the contractor for a large public building, but he had no work for me. I then went to another place, but was equally unsuccessful. I felt somewhat discouraged, but I remembered my prayer. While walking along the street, I was met by the superintendent of a woolen mill. He came across to me and said, 'Oh, Barclay, you were asking me for work one day lately. Have you got a job?' 'No, sir, I have not,' I answered. He then told me to go to the factory and ask for two men, whose names he gave. I was to tell them the superintendent had sent me up. He had been speaking to them about me that morning. I did as told, and was employed to begin work on Monday morning, this being Friday. On coming near to my house, the whistle blew for six o'clock. I stood without the power of motion, I had received such a direct answer to my prayer.”

— Michael Barclay, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 58, No. 21