Summary: M. Russell Ballard stresses how important it is for us to find the people that are ready to hear the restored gospel right now. He says to "plea with the Lord daily", to help us find people that are ready. He says that we need to be bold in reaching out to others and helping people to know that the Church of Jesus Christ is true. He talks about the power of Lucifer and how he is "unleashing vulgar, revolting, violent, and sleazy filth with the design to destroy the spiritual sensitivity of our Father's children." He says that we are "truly at war with those that mock God and shun the truth", which is the LDS Church and the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. He says that we should be ready to bear our testimonies in any place, at any time. He says that the spirit will help us to know what to do and what to say. This message is so important. I feel that we should be standing on street corners, talking to every friend, people we work with, family members and even strangers bearing our testimonies of this one and only true, restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. Are we up to the task? I hope that we can have the courage to do this and not let Jesus Christ down, as we are his messengers of truth and light. Like M. Russell Ballard says, "we need to keep our covenants" and we all know what those are. Are we keeping them? This talk was given in the October 2000 General Conference
