Pray for thanks and blessings

We should always thank God for all of our blessings.

Doctrine and Covenants 59:7
"Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things."

Doctrine and Covenants 46:7
"  But ye are commanded in all things to ask of God, who giveth liberally...doing all things with prayer and thanksgiving." 

We pray for things we are grateful for.  We pray for things that we are striving to develop.  Doctrine and Covenants 4 "things of god must be sought after."  We can seek after Christlike attributes through prayer.  The prayer of faith we can have divine help to develop these traits.

Also, we can ask for priesthood blessings which is a prayer for us from someone holding the Priesthood .
James 5:14
"Is an sick among you?  let him call for the Elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick..."

We can pray for things we need help with.  Things we are struggling with and we can always have access to the priesthood for an added measure of prayer.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1

Each time we pray, our relationship with our Father in heaven should be Strengthened!

"As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand tward God (namely, God is our father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part.  Many of our so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship."  Bible Dictionary-prayer

God is our father.  He WANTS to hear from us.  He loves us therefore, he wants to hear from us.  If we ever feel unworthy to pray, or don't feel like we "want" to pray, that is Satan trying to stop you from communicating with the one person that can help you the greatest in this life, God.

2 Nephi 32:8-9

...For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit

which teacheth a man to pray,
 ye would know that ye must pray;
for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray,
but teacheth him that he must not pray.

 9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always,

and not faint;...

"The object of prayer is not to change the will of God,

but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings

 that God is already willing to grant,

 but that are made conditional on our asking for them.

Blessings require some work or effort on our part

 before we can obtain them.

 Prayer is a form of work,

and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings." (Bible Dictionary-Prayer)



we need to communicate with him constantly if we are to overcome this life. 

Doctrine and Covenants 10:5

Pray always,

that you may come off conqueror;

yea, that you may conquer Satan,

and that you may escape the hands

of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.

We can pray for:

Strength

Knowledge

Christlike attributes that need strengthened

Comfort

Guidance

Other people and their needs

Gratitude

Change of desires (to be able to align our will with God's will)

etc

How has prayer helped you today?