TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1913·Anthony W. Ivins·Apostle
   Then I have thought as I have looked into the faces of these magnificent congregations of Latter-day Saints, which have assembled here, that if the words of the prophets are true, Christ Himself, being the greatest of them all, we know, we have this assurance, that at sometime subsequent to the period in which He ministered in the flesh. His gospel must come back to earth and be established again among men. He taught this to His disciples from the beginning, that He must leave them, that He must suffer for the sins of the world, but just as He testified of His glorious
   Elder Anthony W. Ivins. — October 1913 General Conference [address 2 of 4] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
2. 1951·Stephen L Richards·Apostle
   Now, my brethren, I love this Holy Priesthood. I know that it is genuine. Every interpretive sense that the Lord has given me testifies to me that it is divine. I have felt its influence as I have administered in the ordinances of the Gospel. I have felt its stimulation. I have felt an essence pass from me in administering to the Saints that I know was of divine origin. I have seen its results. I know that it is divine. I know that it is authentic Its source is not far removed from us — into the area of dim antiquity. We do not have to debate about its origin. Why, it is proximate to us.
   President Stephen L Richards — October 1951 General Conference [address 7 of 7] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
3. 1967·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
   Are you doubtful about the power of Christ, or do you wonder if he really lives? We testify to you that he does live. And how do we know? We Latter-day Saints know that Christ lives because our modern prophets have seen him and have come to know him personally.
   Elder Mark E. Petersen — October 1967 General Conference [derivation] — conference_report⧉
4. 1981·James E. Faust·Apostle
   But we also still look to the spiritual witnesses for our confirming belief in the book. Critics have long tried to explain away the Book of Mormon but simply have not been successful. Theories concerning its origin have come and gone, and the book still lives on to testify that Jesus is the Christ.
   The Expanding Inheritance from Joseph Smith — cojc⧉
5. 1985·Russell M. Nelson·Apostle
   Christ is our great Exemplar. I declare, as a special witness, that he is the Son of God and “is the life and the light of the world.” ( Alma 38:9 ; see also D&C 11:28 .) We develop self-mastery as we become like him, I testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
   Self-Mastery — cojc⧉
6. 1994·Robert D. Hales·Apostle
   Each of the prophets has testified of the personal revelation by which they have come to know the truthfulness of the gospel and of the spiritual strength of such revelation.
   The Importance of Receiving a Personal Testimony — cojc⧉