Posted by:
Ragnar
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Date: November 10, 2013 08:56AM
When I was a teenager, I had NEVER participated in ‘the bearing of my testimony’ ritual (mainly because I didn’t have one, but also because I dreaded speaking in public). I’ve read here that some of the girls’ programs had classes or activities during which EVERYONE was expected to bear their testimony. We never did that in our mutual groups.
As the time neared that I was getting to be missionary age, I was asked a couple of times if I was interested in going on a mission. I turned them down at that time, but I’m now wondering – would it have been possible to get into the MTC without ever publically bearing a testimony?
I also understand (again from this discussion board) that missionaries in training are expected to bear their testimonies multiple times in the MTC. Is it possible to get through the MTC without uttering the words associated with ‘knowing’ the church is true? Is it possible to get through a mission without having to publically bear a testimony?
What if you politely declined every time you were asked (perhaps saying it was too sacred, or that you have panic attacks when speaking in public)? What would have happened?