Quick Quotes on Testimony
 

"Your testimony of Jesus Christ is the most important anchor that you can have to help hold you, steadfast and immovable, to principles of righteousness,  regardless of the challenges and temptations that may come in the future."  ("Steadfast in Christ,"  Ensign, Dec. 1993, p. 52, M. Russell Ballard)

“Testimony isn’t something you have today, and you are going to have always. A testimony is fragile. It is as hard to hold as a moonbeam. It is something you have to recapture every day of your life”  (Harold B. Lee, in J. M. Heslop, “Directs Church; Led by the Spirit,” Church News, 15 July 1972, p. 4). 

"Simply stated, testimony--real testimony, born of the Spirit and confirmed by the Holy Ghost--changes lives. It changes how you think and what you do. It changes what you say. It affects every priority you set and every choice you make."  -Elder M. Russell Ballard, "Pure Testimony", Ensign, Nov. 2004, 40
 

"Nurtured through righteous living, [a] testimony of Jesus becomes the governing force in all that a person does. Furthermore, it is available to everyone, for 'God is no respecter of persons' (Acts 10:34).  Acquiring such a testimony does not, however, come without personal effort. One must desire to know, study to learn, live to merit, and pray to receive. When so pursued in humility and faith, the knowledge comes, and with this knowledge comes both the sweet assurance that all will be well and the inner strength to make it so."  -Bishop Keith B. McMullin, "Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee," Ensign, May 2004, 33)

"We had a valiant testimony in our preexistent state, and we can resist Satan and awaken that testimony again today."  (Dellenbach, Robert K., "Hour of Conversion,"  Ensign, Nov. 1990, p.24)
 

"The testimony of which I speak is much deeper than knowing the Church is true.  We need to progress to the point of knowing we are true to the Church."  (Pace, Glenn, L., "Spiritual Revival," Ensign, Nov. 1992, p.11)

"Sisters, the time is past when we can merely believe.  We must be passionate in our beliefs."  -Elaine L. Jack, "Onder the Path of Thy Feet" Ensign, Nov. 1993, p.99.
 

"One is converted when he sees with his eyes what he ought to see; when he hears with his ears what he ought to hear; and when he understands with his heart what he ought to understand--then he is converted. And what he ought to see, hear, and understand is truth-- eternal truth--and then practice it."  -Harold B. Lee

"For the gospel to be written in your heart, you need to know what it is and grow to understand it more fully, . . . sometimes reading a few verses, stopping to ponder them, carefully reading the verses again, and as you think about what they mean, praying for understanding, asking questions in your mind, waiting for spiritual impressions, and writing down the impressions and insights that come so you can remember and learn more.  Studying in this way, you may not read a lot of chapters or verses in a half hour, but you will be giving place in your heart for the word of God, and He will be speaking to you."  -Elder D. Todd Christofferson, "When Thou Art Converted," Ensign, May 2004, 11
 

"Like the chemicals needed to develop the picture, certain spiritual conditions and experiences are needed in our lives for our personal testimony to develop into a certain truth and knowledge.  And like a photograph, a testimony, if not carefully preserved, will fade with time.  Testimonies often come when there is a willingness to serve where we are called.  They come when a decision is made to be obedient.  Testimonies come during efforts to help, lift, and strengthen others.  They come from prayer and from studying the scriptures and applying them in our lives."  -Elder Robert D. Hales

"When the Lord plants a testimony in your heart, remember that testimony isn't something you have today and you are going to have always.  A testimony is fragile.  It is as hard to hold as a moonbeam.  It is something you have to recapture every day of your life."  -President Harold B. Lee

"You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is. You must be sure, if you would rescue the man, that you yourself are setting the example of what you would have him be. You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul. You teachers, the testimony that you bear, the spirit with which you teach and with which you lead, is one of the most important assets that you can have, as you help to strengthen those who need so much, wherein you have so much to give." -Harold B. Lee, "Stand Ye in Holy Places," Ensign, July 1973, 123

"One of the most important ways we nourish our testimonies is by sharing them with others.  Sharing our testimonies not only builds others but brings greater "light" and further blessings into our own lives."  -Spencer W. Kimball