In the beginning... and still is

“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God… In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.” (St John 1:1-5)

I have always loved these words of John.

You know the truth...

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because you know it… (1 John2:21)

Elder M. Russell Ballard taught: “Individual, personal testimony of gospel truth, particularly of the divine life and mission of the Lord Jesus Christ, is essential to our eternal life. … Life eternal is predicated upon our own individual, personal knowledge of our Father in Heaven and His Holy Son. Simply knowing about them is not enough. We must have personal, spiritual experiences to anchor us. These come through seeking them in the same intense, single-minded way that a hungry person seeks food” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1996, 111; or Ensign, May 1996, 80).