How can I get a testimony?

By Elder Robert D. Hales

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

From “Receiving a Testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ,” Ensign, Nov. 2003, 28.

Robert D. Hales
The members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are special witnesses of Jesus Christ.

How can I get a testimony?

Gaining a testimony begins with study

and prayer,

then living the gospel with patience and persistence

and inviting and waiting upon the Spirit.

The life of Joseph Smith is an excellent example of this process.

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Illustrations by Brad Teare