Elder Ronald A. Rasband
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"Life's experiences can become building blocks of faith and testimony. These experiences come to us in vastly different ways and at unpredictable times. They can be powerful, spiritual events or small, enlightening moments.
"Just as the building blocks of our homes support the rest of the structure, so too, do our personal life experiences become the building blocks of our testimonies and add to our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Moments of personal revelation, such as when a person gains a testimony of the prophetic mission of Joseph Smith, that the Book of Mormon is a true testament of Christ or when a fervent prayer is answered become such building blocks. As you contemplate such special experiences, don't they give you a sense of gratitude and resolve to go forward with renewed faith and determination?"
On a visit to members of the church in the city of Puno, Peru, high in the Andes Mountains on Lake Titicaca, my wife and I learned Uros Indians were living the gospel in very different settings.
"The interaction became a new building block added to my house of faith ...
" Weak and simple members of the church ... are taking the gospel to the ends of the earth."
