Building Your Testimony/The Power of Testimony

1.Your personal security and happiness depend upon the strength of your testimony, for it will guide your actions in times of trial or uncertainty. -Richard G. Scott

2.Our firm personal testimony will motivate us to change ourselves and then bless the world.- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

3.If our testimonies are not firmly enough rooted, such criticisms can cause us to doubt our own beliefs or to waver in our resolves. -Thomas S. Monson

4.Testimony—real testimony, born of the Spirit and confirmed by the Holy Ghost—changes lives.- M. Russell Ballard

5. Testimony requires the nurturing by the prayer of faith, the hungering for the word of God in the scriptures, and the obedience to the truth. - Henry B. Eyring

6. A testimony of the gospel is a personal witness borne to our souls by the Holy Ghost that certain facts of eternal significance are true and that we know them to be true. Such facts include the nature of the Godhead and our relationship to its three members, the effectiveness of the Atonement, and the reality of the Restoration.-Dallin H. Oaks

7.Our testimony comes by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost. The testimony received and carried within us enables us to hold a steady course in times of prosperity and to overcome doubt and fear in times of adversity. Each of us needs to know what a testimony is, how we can get it, and what our responsibilities are once we have received a testimony.-Robert D. Hales

8.Brothers and sisters, in general conference we offer our testimonies in conjunction with other testimonies that will come, because one way or another God will have His voice heard. “I sent you out to testify and warn the people,” the Lord has said to His prophets. -Jeffrey R. Holland

9.As faithful children, youth, parents, teachers, and leaders, we may receive personal revelation more frequently than we realize. The more we receive and acknowledge personal revelation, the more our testimonies grow. As a bishop, my testimony grew each time I received revelation to extend callings to ward members. That testimony has been strengthened each time I witness General Authorities and officers, Area Seventies, and stake presidents called or given new assignments. More importantly, I am strengthened by the personal revelations I receive in my role as a son of God, a husband, and a father. I am so thankful for the guidance and direction of the Spirit in our home as we seek for direction in family matters.-Robert D. Hales

10.A study of the scriptures will help our testimonies and the testimonies of our family members.-Thomas S. Monson