Elder Carlos A. Godoy
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A testimony, for some people, may come through a single and unquestionable event, but for others "it may come through a process of experiences, perhaps not as remarkable, but when combined, testify in an indisputable way that what we have learned and lived is true."
Scripture teaches that the voice of testimony is not loud or harsh but a still, small voice that requires the attention and effort of the listener to hear.
"Great events are not a warranty that our testimony will be strong. Laman and Lemuel are good examples of this. They were visited by angels, and even then, almost in the very next minute, they were questioning the will of the Lord."
In the annals of the restored church there also are examples of those who had remarkable witnesses to its truth but "were not strong enough to endure to the end" and lost potential blessings.
As a young man in Porto Alegre, Brazil, studying the gospel, "I remember looking for an answer to my prayers with something big and unquestionable. It never happened." But faithfulness left no doubt that "all of these experiences together formed a set of experiences and feelings, most often small, that leave no doubt that the seed is a good seed."
