Conference Talk of the Week

Overview

Elder Gérald Caussé, speaking as a newly called Apostle, teaches that bearing witness of Jesus Christ is a covenant responsibility for every disciple, not only for prophets and apostles. He tells how the Lord's promise "ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ" steadied him when he was called as a Seventy and again when he bore his first testimony as an Apostle. He explains that a testimony is a personal gift to be shared rather than hidden. He shows how saying "I know" and saying "I love you" strengthen each other, and he teaches that a short, simple testimony carries power because the Holy Ghost, not eloquence, confirms the truth. He closes by inviting each member to share a brief witness of the Savior every day.

Three Key Takeaways

• 1Bearing witness of Jesus Christ is part of keeping the covenant to take His name upon us, so every member shares in the charge the Savior gave His Apostles: "Ye shall be witnesses unto me."
• 2Elder Caussé stopped asking "Why was I given a testimony?" and began asking "What does the Lord expect me to do with this gift?" A testimony is meant to be shared with humility and love, not kept hidden like a buried talent.
• 3Testimony and love support each other: we share what we know because we love people, and when we show Christlike love we bear witness of Christ, who is the source of that love.

Reflection Questions

• Whose simple testimony of Jesus Christ have you remembered at a hard moment, and what did it do for you?
• If you asked Elder Caussé's question, "What does the Lord expect me to do with this gift?", what answer do you sense for your own life right now?
• Is there anyone around you who might need to hear your witness to discover, or rediscover, hope in Jesus Christ?