“While testimonies can come as dramatic manifestations, they usually do not. Sometimes people think they need to have an experience like Joseph Smith's vision before they gain testimonies. If we have unrealistic expectations of how, when, or where answers come, we risk missing the answers which come as quiet, reassuring feelings and thoughts that most often come after our prayers, while we are doing something else. These answers can be equally convincing and powerful.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsSometimesFeelingsPrayerAnswersPowerfulVisionRiskMissingQuietExpectationsGainsManifestationDramaticTestimonyConvincingOur PrayersReassuringJoseph SmithUnrealistic Expectations Author:Allan F. Packer
“One, gains an unmistakable impression that the Sky- God wanted to communicate with people of various folk religions all the time, but for His own mysterious reasons maintained a policy of restraint until the arrival of Yahweh's testimony! This is surely a powerful exta-biblical evidence for the authenticity of the Bible as revelation from the one true and universal God!” PeopleReasonWantedPowerfulSkyPolicyEvidenceGainsUniversalFolksVariousCommunicateImpressionAuthenticityMysteriousRevelationsBiblicalRestraintTestimonyArrivalsYahweh Author:Don Richardson
“There is abundant testimony that if we choose love rather than self, we gain immeasurably.” IfsSelfGainsTestimonySweet Love Author:Federico Fellini