When was the last time that you bore your testimony out loud?
Are you a get-up-every-fast-and-testimony-meeting type of person?
Or only-in-smaller-settings?
Or only-in-the-family?
Or… rarely at all?
I don’t usually bear my testimony in formal settings.
And sometimes, I’ve felt like I’ve fallen short for not bearing my testimony at every formal chance I get.
But I’ve slowly expanded what I understand it means to bear my testimony.
It doesn’t need to mean verbalizing an extensive talk where I testify in perfect wording about every single thing that I believe or know.
A testimony is often just a quiet witness of a truth that I know by the Spirit.
It can be in a casual setting.
It can be unplanned.
It can be in the context of living my real life.
It can be short and incomplete.
As the group of men traveling from Missouri back to Ohio met up with their friends headed in the opposite direction, they bore testimonies together.
The Lord told them In Doctrine and Covenants 62:3:
“Ye are blessed, for the testimony which ye have borne is recorded in heaven for the angels to look upon; and they rejoice over you, and your sins are forgiven you.”
Every time I say a simple truth, I am bearing my testimony.
When my daughter is playing and I remind her: “Jesus loves you!”
That’s bearing my testimony.
When I tell my friend that I’m actually not worried about outside circumstances because I feel peace from believing in Jesus Christ…
That’s bearing my testimony.
When I write down in my journal where I saw the hand of God in my life today…
That’s bearing my testimony to future self.
I’m not sure exactly what gets recorded in the great Book of Life, but I know that my life has been richly blessed when I make an effort to insert bits of testimony into my day.
To not shy away from mentioning Jesus’ name or stating what I really believe.
A quiet witness of a single truth that I know.
I want to bear my testimony even more.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
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I just was making comments on Facebook on the Apostles posts when several of them and the Prophet asked me to be in their groups. I did not know what groups were, but I said yes. More groups asked me and now I have a
wonderful place to bear my testimony. I hope I am not spread too thin, but I try to do my best and everyone compliments me. This really is a good way to publish your testimony and I hope that I continue to do well.
How wonderful!
This blog is an awesome way for you to bear testimony every day. I really appreciate your insights and the spiritual boost you give me daily!
Thank you for joining as we all learn and grow together! <3