Elder Bednar explains the difference between having a testimony and being fully converted unto the Lord. A testimony is a beginning. It comes as we learn truth and feel the Spirit. Conversion is a deeper change. It is the consistent pattern of living those truths until they reshape who we are. He uses the example of the sons of Mosiah to show that true conversion produces steady, enduring behavior, not momentary feelings.

He teaches that conversion is a process built through obedience, repentance, service, and keeping covenants. It strengthens our ability to stand firm in trials because our loyalty is tied to the Savior, not to circumstances or emotions. He emphasizes that conversion cannot be borrowed. Parents, leaders, and friends can help, but every person must seek their own spiritual foundation through the Holy Ghost.

He also warns that testimonies can fade if they are not nourished through daily discipleship. Conversion grows as we act on promptings, participate in ordinances, and align our lives with Christ. Elder Bednar concludes that being converted unto the Lord is the only way to endure faithfully, because conversion makes righteousness steady and natural rather than occasional or reactive.