Testimony Matters 09.09.2025
I have been thinking about why I believe, and I have come up with five good explanations of how and why I maintain my testimony:
1. I want to believe! My faith is the basis of my happiness! I felt it when I was a child, a teen, a young mother, a divorcee, an old mother and grandmother and great-grandmother. Where else would I go? Just as the Apostles asked Christ when He asked if they, too, would leave Him.
2. FOMO: I want to be with Jesus and the Father in the glorious eternal life I am promised. I want my family forever. I want to be where they are.
3. The Holy Ghost whispers it is true. As I attend and partake of the sacrament and learn the lessons and talks, I FEEL the Spirit. I do not miss meetings if I can help it. I listen to podcasts and search for the spiritual and temporal evidences. General Conference!
4. I read the scriptures and search for truth every day. I find it. There is no way that Joseph could have produced the Book of Mormon except through God’s divine initiative. I have read it probably a hundred times now. It is true, and if it is true, then it is all true.
5. I was taught of goodly parents. I love the traditions and culture of the Church. It is the happiest way to live. The Restored Church of Jesus Christ is the promise given from ancient times. The covenants I have made were promises that I intend to keep for eternity.
Oh, and one more: Risk Assessment. I heard someone explain (on COME BACK) that one big reason she came back to the Church was this: If it’s not true, what do I lose by believing and living it? Nothing! If it’s true, and I live it and believe it, what do I lose? Nothing! I get everything. If it’s true, and I reject the true gospel, what do I have to lose? Everything!
