Testimony

What do Mormons mean when they use the word “testimony”? What is a testimony and why do Mormons bear them? Or do they bare them?

20
Sep

What do Mormons mean by the word “testimony”?

Mormons use the word “testimony” so much that many Mormons don’t realize that nobody else knows quite what they’re talking about. Mormons will say things like “I have a testimony that Joseph Smith was a prophet” or “I have a testimony that this church is true.” But what do they mean? What are they saying? And what is this “testimony…

16
Sep

Would I leave the Mormon church if you could show me proof it isn’t true?

A brief discussion between my friend and I, taken from a longer discussion of various anti-Mormon ideas.

Q: One time I asked a Mormon Elder if something came up that definitely, without a doubt, showed that the BOM and/or the LDS Church was wrong, would he still remain an LDS member. His answer was YES, he would remain LDS even if it…