A thought from the scriptures
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"Wherefore, I would speak unto you that are of the church, that are the peaceable followers of Christ. …" — Moroni 7:3
"As I grow older in age and experience, I grow ever less concerned over whether others agree with us. I grow ever more concerned that they understand us. If they do understand, they have their agency and can accept or reject the gospel as they please," said President Boyd K. Packer, then acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve, during a CES fireside at BYU on Feb. 1, 1998.
"It is not an easy thing for us to defend the position that bothers so many others. But, brethren and sisters, never be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Never apologize for the sacred doctrines of the gospel. Never feel inadequate and unsettled because you cannot explain them to the satisfaction of all who might enquire of you. Do not be ill at ease or uncomfortable because you can give little more than your conviction.
"Be assured that, if you will explain what you know and testify of what you feel, you may plant a seed that will grow and blossom into a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ" (Ensign, April 1998).
