We should remember that bearing a heartfelt testimony is only a beginning. We need to bear testimony, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to live it. We need to both declare and live our testimonies. David A. Bednar More Quotes by David A. Bednar More Quotes From David A. Bednar What we know is not always reflected in what we do. David A. Bednar knows Often as we teach and testify about the law of tithing, we emphasize the immediate, dramatic and readily recognizable temporal blessings that we receive. And surely such blessings do occur. Yet some of the diverse blessings we obtain as we are obedient to this commandment are significant but subtle. David A. Bednar dramatic blessing law As we seek the Lord's help and in His strength, we can gradually reduce the disparity between what we say and what we do, between expressing love and consistently showing it, and between bearing testimony and steadfastly living it. We can become more diligent and concerned at home as we are more faithful in learning, living, and loving the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. David A. Bednar faithful home jesus I now extend to you the invitation to help transform the trickle into a flood….I exhort you to sweep the earth with messages filled with righteousness and truth—messages that are authentic, edifying, and praiseworthy—and literally to sweep the earth as with a flood. David A. Bednar earth messages helping Regular reading of and talking about the Book of Mormon invite the power to resist temptation and to produce feelings of love within our families. And discussions about the doctrines and principles in the Book of Mormon provide opportunities for parents to observe their children, to listen to them, to learn from them, and to teach them. David A. Bednar reading book children Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church. David A. Bednar agency church jesus Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin. David A. Bednar fruit sin sweet Be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that truly matter most. David A. Bednar nice spiritual inspirational We are not, and never need be, alone. David A. Bednar needs Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation. David A. Bednar important soul hands The knowledge and spiritual conviction we receive from the Holy Ghost are the result of revelation. David A. Bednar revelations ghost spiritual Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have. David A. Bednar important simple opportunity An answer we discover or obtain through the exercise of faith is typically retained for a lifetime. The most important learnings of life are caught-not taught. David A. Bednar important answers exercise Sometimes we overcomplicate living the gospel. David A. Bednar sometimes Trust and confidence in Christ and a ready reliance on His merits, mercy, and grace lead to hope, through His Atonement, in the Resurrection and eternal life. Such faith and hope invite into our lives the sweet peace of conscience for which we all yearn. David A. Bednar merit grace sweet Sometimes we overcomplicate living the gospel. Consistency in acting in accordance with the Lord’s will is key. David A. Bednar consistency acting keys Disciples who are steadfast and immovable do not become fanatics or extremists, are not overzealous, and are not preoccupied with misguided gospel hobbies. David A. Bednar misguided steadfast hobbies Satan does not have a body, and his eternal progress has been halted. Just as water flowing in a riverbed is stopped by a dam, so the adversary's eternal progress is thwarted because he does not have a physical body. David A. Bednar progress doe water Steady, sustained, and incremental spiritual progress produces the fruit of steadfastness-and helps us to reduce the disparity between what we know and what we do. Testimony is strengthened and conversion unto the Lord is deepened through small and simple things done well over time. David A. Bednar progress simple spiritual Giving a man a fish feeds him for one meal. Teaching a man to fish feeds him for a lifetime. As parents and gospel instructors, you and I are not in the business of distributing fish; rather, our work is to help our children learn 'to fish.' David A. Bednar teaching men children
