Denelson Silva | Courage to Proclaim the Truth | October 2022 General Conference | Faith To Act

Courage to Proclaim the Truth
By Elder Denelson Silva

Of the Seventy

Once we learn the truth, the Lord gives us the opportunity to do what He would do if He were here today.

In 1982, I was finishing my associate’s degree in topography at a technical school.

At the end of the year, a classmate invited me to have a conversation. I remember that we left the other members of the class and went to an area beside a sports court. When we got there, he spoke to me about his religious convictions, and not only did he show me a book, but he gave me the book. Honestly, I do not remember all the words that he said, but I remember that moment very well and the way I felt when he said, “I want to bear my testimony to you that this book is true and that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored.”