18 Therefore, I would that ye should know, that after the Lord had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi, yea, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy and to declare unto them concerning the things which he had both seen and heard.
(Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 1:18)
Truth is found in layers. It seems that God repeats patterns on many levels and that is one way we recognize truth. In Matthew 18 the Lord declares "....that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established." This pattern is evident in the Lord's work. The Book of Mormon is a second witness to the Bible. The Doctrine and Covenants acts as a third witness. There are authorized witnesses to ordinances. Counselors in a presidency or bishopric are witnesses to the actions and decisions of the president or bishop.
Individually, the Lord provides for more than one witness to our souls by how revelation is given us. We have eyes to see, ears to hear, minds to perceive, hearts to understand. Like Lehi in the above verse, prophets both see and hear the truths of God. They then become a witness and declare with their mouths what they have seen and heard.
We can call upon God to confirm truth to our souls through the law of witnesses and ask to see and hear and feel and understand.
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