Revelation

Revelation is the conduit by which every person receives a testimony of Jesus  Christ, the Savior of the world. I believe that this is one of the most important truths that have been revealed personally to me. That’s just it, things can be revealed to each person—personal revelation is how to know that the Book of Mormon is true, and that the Lord’s church has been restored. It is important to realize that we are not in charge of when or how we receive revelation—we are to wait on the Lord, although I personally believe He spends much more time waiting on us.  By following the Lord’s commandments and continually asking the Lord for guidance, our lives can be lead though great revelation given directly from our creator, our Heavenly Father.

1. “I had witnessed the healing power of the Lord! I had also witnessed revelation as received and responded to by His living prophet!”—Elder Nelson (General Conference October 2005, Sunday Afternoon)

2. “From modern revelation, unique to the restored gospel, we know that the commandment to seek perfection is part of God the Father’s plan for the salvation of His children.” —Elder Oaks (General Conference April 2013, Sunday Afternoon)

3. “The spirit of revelation is real—and can and does function in our individual lives and in the Church.”—Elder Bednar (General Conference, April 2011)

4. “We as members of the Church tend to emphasize marvelous and dramatic spiritual manifestations so much that we may fail to appreciate and may even overlook the customary pattern by which the Holy Ghost accomplishes His work. The very “simpleness of the way” (1 Nephi 17:41) of receiving small and incremental spiritual impressions that over time and in totality constitute a desired answer or the direction we need may cause us to look “beyond the mark” (Jacob 4:14).”— Elder Bednar (General Conference, April 2011)

5. “Revelation comes on the Lord’s timetable, which often means we must move forward in faith, even though we haven’t received all the answers we desire.”—Elder Hales

6. “Personal revelation is the way we know for ourselves the most important truths of our existence.”—Elder Hales

7. “As the conducting medium in an electric current is capable of conveying but a limited current, the maximum capacity depending upon the resistance offered by the conductor, and, as separate circuits of difference degrees of conductivity may carry currents of widely varying intensity, so human souls are of varied capacity with respect of higher powers. But as the medium is purified, as obstructions are removed, so resistance to the energy decreases, and the forces manifest themselves with greater intensity. By analogous processes of purification our spirits may be made more susceptible to the forces of life, which are emanations from the Holy Spirit. Therefore we are taught to pray by word and action for a constantly increasing portion of the spirit, that is, the power of the spirit which is a measure of this gift of God unto us.”—Elder James E. Talmage

8. “The Savior has the words of eternal life. Nothing else can profit us. There is no salvation in believing an evil report against our neighbor. I advise all to go on to perfection, and search deeper and deeper into the mysteries of Godliness. A man can do nothing for himself unless God direct him in the right way; and the Priesthood is revealed for that purpose.”—Joseph Smith Jr.

9. "We each have moments of spiritual power, moments of inspiration and revelation. We must sink them deep into the chambers of our souls. As we do, we prepare our spiritual home storage for moments of personal difficulty."—Elder Andersen, You Know Enough, General Conference, Oct 2008

10. "In our learning, let us not neglect the fountain of revelation. The scriptures and the words of modern-day apostles and prophets are the sources of wisdom, divine knowledge, and personal revelation to help us find answers to all the challenges in life. Let us learn of Christ; let us seek out that knowledge which leads to peace and truth."—President Uchtdorf, Learn!, General Conference, October 2009