Let us be “true to the faith that our parents have cherished, true to truth for which martyrs have perished, to God’s command, soul, heart, and hand, faithful and true we will ever stand.” – Hans T. Boom, “True to the Faith That Our Parents Have Cherished,” Liahona (CR) May 2025
While some things may depend on context, not everything does. President Russell M. Nelson has consistently taught that God’s saving truths are absolute, independent, and defined by God Himself. – David P. Homer, “Trusting Our Father,” Liahona (CR) November 2024
Who, having read [the Book of Mormon], can honestly refute its divine origin? Critics may try to explain it away. The harder they try the more plausible becomes the true account of its coming forth as a voice speaking from the dust. – Gordon B. Hinckley, “We Bear Witness of Him,” Ensign (CR) May 1998
First, God is the source of eternal truth.11 Second, the Holy Ghost testifies of all truth.17 Third, prophets receive truth from God and share that truth with us.19 Finally, you and I play a crucial role in this process. God expects us to seek, recognize, and act on truth. – John C. Pingree, Jr., “Eternal Truth,” Liahona […]
God reveals eternal truth to us through a network of revelatory relationships involving Himself, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, prophets, and us. – John C. Pingree, Jr., “Eternal Truth,” Liahona (CR) November 2023
So far as the philosophy and wisdom of the world are concerned, they mean nothing unless they conform to the revealed word of God. Any doctrine, whether it comes in the name of religion, science, philosophy, or whatever it may be, if it is in conflict with the revealed word of the Lord, will fail. […]
To know the truth, we need to live the gospel8 and “experiment”9 on the word. We are cautioned to not resist the Spirit of the Lord.10 Repentance, coupled with a determination to keep the commandments, is an important part of each individual’s search for truth.11 In fact, we may need to be willing to “give away all” our sins […]
Patience, faith, conforming our lives to truth, the keeping of the commandments, trust in the eternal future—the assurance that the most meaningful things in life are everlasting, and a patient search and seizing upon what the soul and the spirit with its imprint upon the soul tells us to be truth—these are required of us. […]
The knowledge of the truth does not make us better than other people, but it teaches us what we must do to return to God’s presence. As you proceed firmly in Christ and with courage not only to proclaim the truth but to live the truth, you will find comfort and peace during the turbulence […]
When we agree to believe in the truth and to follow it, and when we make an effort to become true disciples of Jesus Christ, we do not receive a certificate with a guarantee that we will not make mistakes, that we will not be tempted to walk away from the truth, that we will […]