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Scott Gordon, "Dealing with Difficult Issues," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, 23 October 2003) When faced with new information that we don't understand, we can feel that our faith is challenged and our testimony shaken. How can we deal with such 'earth shaking' moments in our lives?

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Clayton Christensen, "Testimony Bearing," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1470-1472

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Grant E. Barton, "Discerning Answers to Our Prayers," Ensign, February 1996, 48.

Diana Dunkley, "Hearing the Still, Small Voice," Ensign, July 1996, 28. Those who look only for "cloven tongues of fire" may not recognize the Spirit when it pricks their hearts.

Gaylen Hinton, "I need help in praying for and receiving guidance and personal revelation.," Ensign, October 1993, 60.

Jay E. Jensen, "Have I Received an Answer from the Spirit?," Ensign, April 1989, 21.

Kenneth Johnson, "He Shall Know of the Doctrine," Ensign, March 1995, 8. It is only in doing the will of the Lord that we come to know of a surety the eternal value of gospel principles.

Jenae P. Miller, "To Some It Is Given," Ensign, January 1992, 30. I had prayed many times for the Lord to tell me the Book of Mormon was true. Why wasn't I getting the revelation I sought?

Dallin H. Oaks, "How can I distinguish the difference between the promptings of the Holy Ghost and merely my own thoughts, preferences, or hunches?," Ensign, June 1983.

Other Resources

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Stephen R. Gibson, "Why Trust in "Burnings in the Bosom"?," One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers) Why do Mormons put their trust in a "burning in their bosoms" while real Christians put their trust in the Bible?

Noel B. Reynolds, "Reason and Revelation," BYU Speeches (30 June 1981) Noel Reynolds notes the usefullness of education in helping the Saints recognize the difference between the whisperings of the Spirit and sentimentalism.

W. John Walsh and Stephen R. Gibson, Do LDS Only Trust in Their Feelings and Ignore Facts and Common Sense?. Sectarian and secular critics often claim that Mormons ignore hard facts which are often (supposedly) contrary to LDS beliefs, but trust instead on subjective and unreliable feelings.

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