“How can I get my own testimony?” Liahona, January 2016, 70 Answers from an Apostle How can I get my own testimony? By Elder Robert D. Hales Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles From “Eternal Life—to Know Our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ,” Liahona, Nov. 2014, 80–82. Your testimony will grow as you learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus. You can learn from the teachings and testimony of your parents and teachers. You can learn from reading the scriptures. When you do what is right, the Holy Ghost will help you. As a boy this is how I came to know for myself.