"sound on" to the spirit

holy cow. i am probably the worst blogger in the history of amateur bloggers. but what can i say, school started...

that's what happened. 

so that's no fun.

i've been super busy and also not busy. my nights are filled with deep critical thinking or mindless tv watching and social media browsing (#collegelife). 

i've been noticing a lot of people posting videos/stories on insta and FB that say something to the effect of "turn sound on" or the icon on instagram stories: 

i too have used them in plenty of my own stories. when you watch those stories, you have to put a little bit more effort and interest into what you are engaging in. 

well, that got me thinking about the spirit, or Holy Ghost. 

how often does he post "stories" or send promptings our way that we might be mindlessly scrolling past? we might see them out of the corner of our eye, but we don't want to engage. 

so how do you "turn sound on" to the spirit? 

the basic primary answers. 

pray

read your scriptures

go to church

and i think put effort into wanting to listen. 

i know i personally have a hard time hearing the spirit when my life is full of distractions and chaos. 

lately i've been getting up at 5:30 am to get ready and then listen to or read conference talks. the peace that has come into  my life since turning "sound on" to the spirit has been incredible and i recommend everyone try it. 

how often do you "turn sound on" for your spiritual promptings?