Bishop Glenn L. Pace

Spiritual Revival
October 1992
When I was young I was overly dependent on my older sister. For example, I was a fussy eater, and when we went to visit our grandparents I was constantly faced with being offered food I didn't like. To minimize my embarrassment, when the plate was passed to me, I would turn to my sister and ask, "Collene, do I like this?" If it was familiar and she knew I didn't like it, she would say, "No, he doesn't like that." I could then say to Grandma, "She's right; I don't like it." If it was something we hadn't eaten before, she would say, "Just a minute," and taste it, and then tell me if I liked it or not. If she said I didn't like it, no amount of coaxing could get me to eat it.
I know it is past time for me to rely on my own taste buds and stop denying myself healthy food just because MY sister told me I didn't like it.
On a much more serious note, I believe the time has come for all of us to feast on the fruit of our own testimonies as opposed to the testimony of another person.