The Apostle Paul bore his testimony countless times. One of the most notable accounts and responses is recorded in the 26th chapter of Acts. After he bore his testimony, King Agrippa uttered what President Harold B. Lee, in Stand Ye in Holy Places, called "the saddest words I know of a man in high station." Those words were King Agrippa's statement, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." (Acts 26:28.)

At the October 1964 general conference, Elder Howard W. Hunter of the Quorum of the Twelve said: "Paul's life [was] bisected by Damascus Road. Before, he was an aggressive persecutor of Christianity, but after Damascus Road he was one of its most fervent propagators.

"There are many men in the world who could be like Paul, men who could be changed in the twinkling of an eye if willing to change the object of their lives as did Paul. There are some who see but do not believe. One needs to be only a bystander to see, but to believe, one must accept wholeheartedly and commit himself to his belief. This requires faith and repentance of old ways. Paul had been raised in the belief his family had held for generations. He had been trained in that faith, and it is fair to say that he understood it, but it was not until that day on Damascus Road when Jesus spoke to him that the object of his life was changed.

"There are persons in every church who see, but some do not believe. Because they have been raised in the beliefs of their fathers, their minds are closed, and they are satisfied to continue. We wonder why it took Paul so long to see the light and why he so vigorously opposed the teachings of the Savior. The answer is apparent. He was born into a certain belief and followed it until it became a habit. He had a preconceived idea of the law which closed his mind to the truth until that event on Damascus Road. . . .

"It is startling to many in the world to learn that there is a prophet of God on the earth at the present time, who speaks to us of the will of the Lord, and of this fact I bear witness. There are hundreds of thousands who also so testify, yet today as in Paul's day there are others who see but do not believe because of old traditions, closed minds, and preconceived ideas. For this reason I invite you to walk with me down Damascus Road. If you are willing to do so with a prayer in your heart for the truth, the Lord will shed His light upon you as he did Paul, and truth will be made manifest to you."