The witness of the Spirit comes to a young woman who keeps the covenants she made at baptism. Her testimony grows, and she is worthy and preparing to make temple covenants.

"To be steadfast in Christ implies keeping covenants. Each week we renew our baptismal covenants to take His name upon us, to 'always remember him,' and to 'keep his commandments' (see D&C 20:77). . . . Simply stated, when I keep my covenants, I feel hope and I feel love.

"My young friend whom I'll call Lindsey needed hope. She lived in a home which was devoid of the Spirit and of love. Her friends were wild. . . . But deep inside she felt that the Lord loved her, despite her deplorable situation. She focused on always remembering Him and chose not to participate with her friends when they did bad things. She tried to worship Heavenly Father in the privacy of her own bedroom because she wanted to feel His Spirit in her life. Something in her wanted to be good, to keep His commandments. Even with her limited knowledge and lack of outside help, she was trying to keep her baptismal covenants. . . . 

" . . . One special Church leader loved and guided her. She grew closer to Heavenly Father and eventually found a young man who loved her, taught her much about the gospel, and married her.

"At last many of the blessings she had longed for earlier in life were poured out upon her. . . . This has come from pressing forward while waiting patiently on the Lord" (Susan W. Tanner, "Steadfast in Our Covenants," Ensign, May 2003, 100–102).

Related Articles . . . 

• Henry B. Eyring, "Witnesses for God," Ensign, Nov. 1996, 30–32
• Russell M. Nelson, "Children of the Covenant," Ensign, May 1995, 32–35
• Susan W. Tanner, "Let the Fire of the Covenant Burn in Your Hearts," President's Message, Sept. 2004
• Julie B. Beck, "A 'Mother Heart,' " Ensign, May 2004, 75–77
• Elaine S. Dalton, "We Did This for You," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 89–91