As we pursue the journey of life, let us learn the language of the Spirit.

President Monson has taught, “As we pursue the journey of life, let us learn the language of the Spirit.”13 The Spirit speaks words that we feel. These feelings are gentle, a nudge to act, to do something, to say something, to respond in a certain way. If we are casual or complacent in our worship, drawn off and desensitized by worldly pursuits, we find ourselves diminished in our ability to feel. Nephi said to Laman and Lemuel, “Ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel [the] words.”14

Let the Holy Spirit Guide,Ronald A. Rasband, General Conference April 2017

The Sweetest Experience In All This Life

I know that the sweetest experience in all this life is to feel His promptings as He directs us in the furtherance of His work. I felt those promptings as a young bishop, guided to the homes where there was spiritual—or perhaps temporal—want. I felt them again as a mission president in Toronto, Canada, working with wonderful missionaries who were a living witness and testimony to the world that this work is divine and that we are led by a prophet. I have felt them throughout my service in the Twelve and in the First Presidency and now as President of the Church. I testify that each one of us can feel the Lord’s inspiration as we live worthily and strive to serve Him
Thomas S. Monson, Looking Back and Moving Forward, General Conference April 2008

The Language of the Spirit Comes to Him Who Seeks With All His Heart to Know God and to Keep His Commandments

the language of the Spirit. It is not learned from textbooks written by men of letters, nor is it acquired through reading and memorization. The language of the Spirit comes to him who seeks with all his heart to know God and to keep His divine commandments. Proficiency in this language permits one to breach barriers, overcome obstacles, and touch the human heart.

Thomas S. Monson, The Spirit Giventh Light, April 1985 General ConferenceA Prophet's Voice--Messages from Thomas S. Monson p. 185

Bad Soil for the Spirit

When...our outlook is dominated by skepticism, cynicism,[and] criticism...the Spirit cannot be with us.
Author: Robert D. Hales
Title: Seeking to Know God, Our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ
Where: Ensign, Nov 2009, 29–32