Everything Hinged on the Book of Mormon

LDS testimony, Moroni's Promise, hearing God's voice, faith crisis, family betrayal, spiritual confirmation, Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ, doubt, revelation... What happens when everything you believe is tested?He never expected his greatest test of faith to come from inside his own family.After years of believing the gospel was simply "what you do," painful discoveries forced Gary to ask the questions he never thought he'd have to ask. Was the Book of Mormon really true? Why hadn't God given him the unmistakable answer he had prayed for? And what do you hold onto when people you love shake everything you thought was certain?What followed wasn't a dramatic vision.It was something quieter.A lifetime of unnoticed witnesses. Small moments of light. Gentle reminders from the Spirit. And the realization that God had been answering him all along.This conversation is a powerful reminder that Jesus Christ is bigger than our questions, stronger than our disappointments, and faithful through every season of doubt.Show Notes: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/lawrence-e-corbridge/stand-for-ever/?highlight=Elder+Corbridge https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2011/05/general-conference-is-for-you/nurturing-your-testimony?lang=eng&utm CHAPTERS: 00:45 Meet Gary Cox: Faith, Family & a Lifelong LDS Testimony07:12 Meeting His Future Wife in Primary15:08 Perfectionism, Grace & Trying to Earn Heaven17:23 Feeling the Holy Ghost for the First Time21:21 Reading the Book of Mormon & Seeking a Testimony24:02 Moroni’s Promise: Praying to Know the Book of Mormon Is True25:23 Recognizing How God Had Already Answered His Prayer28:13 Knowing Heavenly Father Sees You in Everyday Struggles31:28 When Family Trials Challenge Your Faith39:36 Holding On to the Book of Mormon Through a Faith Crisis40:17 When a Missionary Comes Home Early42:12 The Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith & the Foundation of Testimony45:32 Loving Family Members Who Leave the Church46:37 Elder Corbridge: Primary vs. Secondary Questions of Faith49:45 “He’s My Son Too”: Trusting God Through Heartbreaking Trials51:37 Elder Holland’s Blessing & Knowing God Sees Your Family54:00 Why I Stay in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints