10 observations and suggestions to strengthening our testimonies, according to Cecil O. Samuelson, Jr:
- Everyone has worth because we are all children of God.
- Change of heart occurs gradually and in response to specific questions, experiences, and concerns as well as by our study and prayer.
- Purpose of life is to be tested and stretched.
- Trust the things we believe in or know to sustain us in times of uncertainty.
- Gaining a testimony is a progression along the continuum of hoping, believing, and knowing.
- Teaching someone else what we know strengthens our own testimony.
- Do the little but necessary things daily and regularly
- We should not have higher standards for others than we do for ourselves.
- Remember being too hard on yourself when you make a mistake can be negative
- We must be clear that the Atonement of Christ is fully and continuously operative for each of us.