[Colofornian]

I pray the way Jesus Christ taught us to pray: “Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name . . .” What is wrong with that?

Why don't you pray directly to Jesus? Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit did:

"Lord, Jesus, receive my Spirit" (or "Jesus, into your hands I commend my Spirit." (Acts 7:59).

After the Nephite disciples asked for the Holy Ghost in 3 Nephi 19:9, what did they do? "And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God...and they pray unto me; and they pray unto me because I am with them...when Jesus...came unto his disciples, and behold, they did still continue, without ceasing, to pray unto him...Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him..." (3 Nephi 19:18,22,24-25)

Isn't there something wrong with a church and with all general authorities when they tell you not to pray directly to Jesus, yet the evidence of someone who is full of the Holy Ghost, is to pray directly unto Jesus? And not just a phrase here or there, but "without ceasing."

Why don't you want to be blessed by the true Jesus--the One who created all things--by praying directly to Him?

[sevenbak]

Ah, but he saw Jesus didn't he? Standing right there on the right hand of God, the two of them looking down at Stephen. Perhaps this is not the best reference for you to use ina settign like this, unless you want to discuss the trinity belief vs. the LDS belief of a separate Father and Son.

Your bringing up the Nephite example is kind of weird, considering your initial assertion is that we wouldn't respect anyone who prayed to Jesus.

The Nephites were practicing the law of Moses, and prayed to God. Jesus was a fulfillment of that law, and his appearing unto them the way He did was indeed in Godlike form. He didn't walk among them as a man like he did in Jerusalem. Of course they would pray to him, he was their God. He is also my God.

[Netizen]

Why don't you pray directly to Jesus?

Because Jesus told us to pray to Our Father.