"Know that more important than sight is the witness that one may have by the witness of the Holy Ghost to his soul that things are so and that Jesus is the Christ, a living personage. It is that which guides me through many of life experiences."
President Harold B. Lee
I love this quote from Harold B. Lees talk entitle, Be Loyal to the Royal in You. As I studied it I thought of Laman and Lemuel in the Book of Mormon. They both saw an angel of the Lord but that did not change the way that they acted. Seeing is not enough. True conversion doesn't come through seeing but after receiving the undeniable witness from the Holy Ghost that what is being said or taught is true. It sinks into the soul and becomes who you are rather than what you are. That manifestation is what binds to the Savior and his teachings. Our faith grows and our desire to follow the Savior grows.
"Learning by faith is no task for a lazy man...such a process requires the bending of the whole soul, the calling up from the depths of the human mind and linking the person with God. The right connection much be formed; then only comes knowledge by faith, a kind of knowledge that goes beyond secular learning, that reaches into the realms of the unknown and makes those who follow that course great in the sight of the Lord."
-President Brigham H. Roberts-
Receiving a witness requires a lot of effort, but it is effort well worth it! When we are faced with something that can seem so hard the faith that we have and a witness received from the Holy Ghost will help us to make it through. With a witness like that seeing will not be required! We will know for a certainty that Jesus is the Christ and that he doesn't leave us in our time of need! I know that is true! I don't have to see the Savior to know that he lives and stands by us all the time! A witness through the Holy Ghost can be received, without seeing!!
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