The Way You Live

On this Saturday morning, these teens are willing to come to their meetinghouse and have a serious discussion about testimonies. Just about everyone has something to say. Jacob Warner had been listening to the others when it was his turn to speak. "For me, a testimony is a lifestyle. To have a testimony, it can't just be in your head. It's got to be in the way you act and the way you live." Jacob has this well thought out. "Everything has an impact on your testimony, whether it's good or bad. If you do something bad, it will be negative to your testimony. If you do something good, it will strengthen it."

Matthew Zipron knows what it means to have your family's life changed by the missionaries. He joined the Church at age 13. Now his friends ask him why he is Mormon. They ask him what is so different about his Church. Matthew admits that they may not completely understand his answer. "I tell them," says Matthew, "when I come to my Church I feel the Spirit really strong." He says he has learned to rely on the Spirit.

Matthew is not the only one who has to explain his religion to friends. Nate Livsey has started carrying a Book of Mormon and pass-along cards in his backpack. He has had a lot of experiences lately talking to friends about the scriptures and giving them pass-along cards. "I used to be scared. But that's not what it's all about. Even if they go home and laugh at my cards or scriptures, I still have to share it with them."