1271. How’s Your Testimony During this Pandemic? By Joni Hilton ·, in Meridian Magazine
This makes you think! We don't want to lose our testimonies! How’s Your Testimony During this Pandemic? By Joni Hilton · September 2, 2020 The closure of our churches due to the pandemic has left many of us longing to mingle with each other again. We miss taking the Sacrament there. We miss the comradery, the music, the insightful instruction. And we miss our monthly Fast and Testimony meetings when our hearts can be stirred by the expressions of ward members. Some churches have opened partially, others are still waiting for the green light. Mine is still in lockdown, and I caught myself this week thinking how much I miss hearing other people’s testimonies. And then it hit me: For as long as I can remember, church leaders have told us that our own testimonies strengthen by the bearing of them. President Dallin H. Oaks once said, “We gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it… testimonies are better gained on the feet bearing them tha...