And how do you get such a testimony?

I am listening to conference here at work. I couldn't help but be taken by Elder Ballards talk and read it as he spoke. This section really made me think about what we do in this life and how people try to find peace in their lives. Elder Ballard says that it comes through the following:

Well, there’s no new technology for that, nor will there ever be. You cannot do a Google search to gain a testimony. You can’t text message faith. You gain a vibrant, life-changing testimony today the same way it has always been done. The process hasn’t been changed. It comes through desire, study, prayer, obedience, and service. That is why the teachings of prophets and apostles, past and present, are as relevant to your life today as they ever have been.


Learning the Lessons of the Past
Elder M. Russell Ballard Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
General Conference, 4 April 2009