12. Grandma's Message

While growing up, my Grandmother always loved to give me new books to read. She always was checking barnes and noble to find the new hit series or up and coming author to introduce me to. I remember multiple trips to Idaho that started with a gift of a book. Eventual she realized that if she gave me a book on our trip that the time I would spend with her and the rest of the family would drop, so I have seen fewer and fewer books the past few years. Apparently this year she must have figured that the words of John Bytheway's How Do I Know If I Know were worth a bit of my time. As I read Bytheway's message, I saw the wisdom in her words.
Bytheway's book is all about testimony. He tries to help people understand the testimony that they already have, as well as help those who don't yet have a testimony to gain one. His acronym FEEL, feelings, experiences, evidences, and logic helps people to look at their life and see the testimony that they have developed. The book shows the different levels of conversion, such as I don't believe, I doubt, I wonder, I desire to believe, I believe, and I know. Bytheway shares the methods of going from one step to the other, and helping individuals gain stronger testimonies.
After reading the book, I am proud to say that my testimony in the gospel has grown. I still have issues that I am struggling with, but this book has helped me to recommit to doing better in my life. I am so grateful for a grandmother who cares both for my physical and spiritual upbringing.