Personal revelation is closely linked to the heart

We feel things in our hearts. In the scriptures, the prophets teach that personal revelation is closely linked to the heart. For example:
Mormon taught, “Because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy Ghost.”7 Moroni 8:26
Alma said, “He that will harden his heart, the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word; and he that will not harden his heart, to him is given the greater portion of the word.”8 Alma 12:10
Mormon wrote of the Nephites, “[Their souls were filled] with joy and consolation … because of their yielding their hearts unto God.”9 Helaman 3:35
And then the Psalmist simply wrote, “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart.”10 Psalm 34:18
Isn’t that something we all seek, brothers and sisters—to be visited by the Holy Ghost, to have the Lord draw closer to us, to find joy and consolation in our lives? If so, then carefully assessing the condition of our hearts is one of the most essential things we can do in this life.
Author/Source: Opening Our Hearts Elder Gerald N. Lund Of the Seventy