- Teach sacred truths

- Testify of those truths- Act according to testimony

With the help of the Holy Ghost, the legacy of testimony can be transmitted through the generations, said Elder Henry B. Eyring of the Quorum of the Twelve during the Sunday morning session.

He listed three things that can be done to make it more likely for families to receive a testimony through the Holy Ghost.

"First, we can teach some sacred truth," he said. "Then, we can testify that we know what we have taught is true. And, then we must act so that those who hear our testimony see that our actions conform with what we said was true. The Holy Ghost will then confirm to them the truth of what we said and that we knew it to be true."

He advised that a legacy of testimony begins with parents and that they can't transmit it until they have a testimony.

Once parents have a testimony, most family settings will be good ones to create a legacy of testimony, he said. He then mentioned four specific settings: weekly family night, family scripture reading, family prayer and fasting.

Speaking of family night, Elder Eyring said: "Be sure that some truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ is taught simply and plainly, so that even a child could understand. A child could do the teaching." He said family night is a good place for bearing testimony, even for a child who may be too shy in a larger setting.

Of scripture reading, he said: "It may take unusual determination and inspiration to find a time and a setting. But reading and hearing the words of life from the scriptures will invite the Holy Ghost to confirm their truth. The Savior said it this way: `Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. (John 5:39.)' "

Of family prayer, he explained: "There may be times when the prayer seems rote and when those not praying let their minds wander. But there will be other priceless moments, when someone will petition in faith for real needs and the Holy Ghost will touch hearts with testimony."

Of fasting, he said: "Fast and allow your children to fast once a month before the meeting in which they will partake of the Lord's supper, hear others bear testimony and perhaps themselves feel prompted to testify."

Elder Eyring said some of the greatest opportunities to create and transmit a legacy of testimony cannot be planned. "How we react when we are surprised will tell our families whether what we have taught and testified lies deep in our hearts." He also acknowledged that some family members may reject their parents' testimonies.

But he said there is reason for hope and optimism.

"As we offer the legacy of testimony to our families, some may not receive it," Elder Eyring said. "It may even seem to skip over generations. But God will reach out to offer the legacy again and again. More than we can imagine, our faithful effort to offer to our family the testimony we have of the truth will be multiplied in power and extended in time."