Jesus Christ Sends Us A Ray Of Light, And Then Another

“Always expecting the spectacular, 

many will miss entirely 

the constant flow 

of revealed communication.” 

Spencer W. Kimball, 1973

 My message is for those who worry about their testimony because they haven’t had overwhelming spiritual experiences. 

I pray that I can provide some peace and assurance.

President Joseph F. Smith ... recalled, 

“The Lord withheld marvels from me [when I was young], and showed me the truth, line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little.”

That is the Lord’s typical pattern, brothers and sisters. Rather than sending us a pillar of light, 

the Lord sends us a ray of light, 

and then another, 

and another.

Those rays of light are continuously being poured down upon us. 

The scriptures teach that Jesus Christ 

“is the light and … life of the world,” 

that His 

“Spirit giveth light to every man [and woman] 

that cometh into the world,” 

and that His light “fill[s] the immensity of space,” 

giving “life to all things.” 

The Light of Christ is literally all around us.

And yet, every one of us is different. 

No two people experience God’s light and truth 

in exactly the same way. 

Take some time to think about how 

you experience 

the light and Spirit of the Lord.

You may have experienced these bursts of light and testimony as 

“peace [spoken] to your mind concerning [a] matter” 

that has worried you.

Or as an impression—a still, small voice—that settled 

“in your mind and in your heart” 

and urged you to do something good, 

such as helping someone.

My point is that there are 

many ways to receive heavenly rays of testimony. 

These are just a few, of course. 

They may not be dramatic, but all of them 

form part of our testimonies.

Brothers and sisters, 

I have not seen a pillar of light, but, like you, 

I have experienced many divine rays. 

Over the years, I’ve tried to treasure such experiences. 

I find that as I do, 

I recognize and remember even more of them.

Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it

be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember

how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the

creation of Adam even down until the time that

ye shall receive these things, 

and ponder it in your hearts.

And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that

ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if

these things are not true; 

and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, 

he will manifest the truth of it unto you, 

by the power of the Holy Ghost.

Moroni 10:3–4

Or maybe you 

struggle to feel the Spirit in the moment 

because of depression or anxiety 

but have the precious gift and the faith 

to look back and recognize past 

“tender mercies of the Lord.”

You have had your own experiences

—your own light-filled bursts of testimony. 

As we recognize, remember, and gather these rays 

“together in one,” 

something wonderful and powerful begins to happen. 

“Light cleaveth unto light”—“truth embraceth truth.” 

The reality and power of one ray of testimony reinforces and combines with another, 

and then another, 

and another. 

Line upon line, precept upon precept, 

here a ray and there a ray

—one small, treasured spiritual moment at a time—

there grows up within us a core of 

light-filled, spiritual experiences. 

Perhaps no one ray is strong enough or bright enough 

to constitute a full testimony, 

but together they can become a light 

that the darkness of doubt cannot overcome.

“O then, is not this real?” Alma asks. 

“I say unto you, Yea, because it is light.”

“That which is of God is light,” the Lord teaches us, 

“and he that receiveth light, 

and continueth in God, 

receiveth more light; 

and that light groweth brighter and brighter 

until the perfect day.”

Alma 32:35

That means, brothers and sisters, 

that in time and through “great diligence,” 

we too can have our own pillar of light—one ray at a time. 

And in the midst of that pillar, 

we too will find 

a loving Heavenly Father calling us by name, 

pointing us to our Savior, Jesus Christ, 

and inviting us to 

“Hear Him!”

Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, 

by the Holy Ghost, 

which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart. 

Doctrine and Covenants 8

And it came to pass when they heard this voice, 

and beheld that it was 

not a voice of thunder, 

neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, 

but behold, 

it was 

a still

voice of perfect mildness, 

as if it had been a whisper, 

and it did pierce even

 to the very soul—

Helaman 5:30

I bear witness of Jesus Christ, that He is the 

light and life of the whole world

—and of your personal world and mine.

May we recognize and receive His glorious light 

and then choose Him over the darkness of the world —always and forever.  In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

the Lord sends us a ray of light, 

and then another, 

and another.

“Spirit giveth light to every man [and woman] 

that cometh into the world,” 

and that His light “fill[s] the immensity of space,” 

giving “life to all things.”

 

The Light of Christ is literally all around us.

*Excerpts taken from the talk:

"Pillars and Rays"

By Elder Alexander Dushku

Of the Seventy