Did you know it’s possible to build a testimony of the gospel apart from your own emotional responses? Some of us are cerebral beings. Instead of adding reason to our faith, we add faith to our reason. We begin with experimentation, practice, logic, & then step into the unknown.
This is not to say feeling will never happen: for most people it’s inevitable. But my emotional responses are a byproduct of spiritual confirmation, they are not spiritual confirmation in themselves.
If I sense a tingling rush of “knowing” energy, my physical body is responding to the Spirit. If I weep, my emotions are responding to learning or remembering by the Spirit. It’s not the feelings that reveal truth—truth often produces emotional overwhelm. & sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes you learn doctrine & open your mind to new possibilities. Then you you practice what scripture preaches. You dare to pray meaningfully. Then things come together. They make sense. You know bc you tried it out. Emotions may result, but they weren’t your guide.
Such a testimony is not weaker than one filled w/emotion—on the contrary, it can be more structurally sound. Don’t think you lack a testimony if it doesn’t look like other people’s. God needs unique perspectives to build his kingdom & call his children home. #GeneralConference
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