“As we seek the Lord's help and in His strength, we can gradually reduce the disparity between what we say and what we do, between expressing love and consistently showing it, and between bearing testimony and steadfastly living it. We can become more diligent and concerned at home as we are more faithful in learning, living, and loving the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.” HelpingHomeJesusChristLordJesus ChristConcernedFaithfulConsistentlyTestimonyDiligentDisparityExpressing Love Author:David A. Bednar
“We . . . can become more diligent and concerned at home by bearing testimony to those whom we love about the things we know to be true by the witness of the Holy Ghost. . . . Within the walls of our own homes, we can and should bear pure testimony of the divinity and reality of the Father and the Son, of the great plan of happiness, and of the Restoration.” KnowsShouldHomeRealityFatherPlansSonWallBearsHolyPureConcernedGhostBeing TrueWitnessDivinityTestimonyRestorationHoly GhostDiligent Author:David A. Bednar
“Steady, sustained, and incremental spiritual progress produces the fruit of steadfastness-and helps us to reduce the disparity between what we know and what we do. Testimony is strengthened and conversion unto the Lord is deepened through small and simple things done well over time.” KnowsWellsDoneHelpingSpiritualSimpleLordProgressProduceFruitConversionSteadyTestimonyThings DoneSimple ThingsDisparitySteadfastnessSpiritual Progress Author:David A. Bednar
“An Apostle is a missionary, bearing testimony of the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ in all the world.” WorldRealityJesusChristJesus ChristDivinityMissionaryTestimonyApostles Author:David A. Bednar
“Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.” GivingSelfGratitudeLoyaltyConversionOfferingTestimonyOffering To God Author:David A. Bednar
“Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.” KnowingEssenceConversionBeing TrueConsistentlyTestimony Author:David A. Bednar
“Testimony is personal knowledge, based upon the witness of the Holy Ghost, that certain facts of eternal significance are true.” FactsCertainHolyEternalGhostWitnessSignificanceTestimonyHoly GhostPersonal Knowledge Author:David A. Bednar
“Parents should be vigilant and spiritually attentive to spontaneously occurring opportunities to bear testimony to their children. Such occasions need not be programmed, scheduled, or scripted. In fact, the less regimented such testimony sharing is, the greater the likelihood for edification and lasting impact.” NeedsShouldChildrenFactsOpportunityParentGreaterBearsImpactOccasionsLastingTestimonyVigilantLikelihoodEdificationLasting Impact Author:David A. Bednar
“Testimony is the beginning of and a prerequisite to continuing conversion. Testimony is a point of departure; it is not an ultimate destination. Strong testimony is the foundation upon which conversion is established. Testimony alone is not and will not be enough to protect us in the latter-day storm of darkness and evil in which we are living.” EnoughEvilStrongDarknessProtectUltimateFoundationStormConversionLatterDestinationContinuingTestimonyDeparturePrerequisitesLatter Days Author:David A. Bednar
“We should remember that bearing a heartfelt testimony is only a beginning. We need to bear testimony, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to live it. We need to both declare and live our testimonies.” NeedsShouldMeanRememberBearsConsistentlyTestimonyHeartfelt Author:David A. Bednar
