A strong testimony gives peace, comfort, and assurance. It generates the conviction that as the teachings of the Savior are consistently obeyed, life will be beautiful, the future will be secure, and there will be capacity to overcome the challenges that cross our path. A testimony grows from understanding truth distilled from prayer and the pondering of scriptural doctrine. It is nurtured by living those truths with faith anchored in the secure confidence that the promised results will be obtained.
Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
If confusion and hopelessness weigh on your mind, choose to "awake and arouse your faculties" (Alma 32:27). Humbly approaching the Lord with a broken heart and contrite spirit is the pathway to truth and the Lord's way of light, knowledge, and peace.
If your testimony is immature, untested, and insecure, choose to "exercise even a particle of faith"; choose to "experiment upon [His] words" (John 7:17).
Bishop Richard C. Edgley, First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric