How do I know it's true?
The promise is that you can find out for yourself, not that you must take someone else's word for it.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentJeremiah 29:13
“Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
- New TestamentJohn 7:17
“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God.”
- Book of MormonMoroni 10:4–5
“Ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 8:2
“I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost.”
Where the Church has written about it
- Gospel TopicsTestimony
- For the Strength of YouthGod Wants to Communicate with You
- General ConferenceTalks on gaining a testimony
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