Testimony

I was reading tonight in Alma 24 about how the Lamanites took their weapons and "did bury them up deep in the earth" (v. 17), and that act was "a testimony to God." (v. 18). I gained a completely different view on testimony. Usually when I think of testimony, I think of someone who gets up and bears their testimony in front of others (usually in a sacrament meeting). Maybe a better definition of testimony is something that proves to God that we are dedicated to Him.
The scripture also got me to think differently about Doctrine and Covenants 62:3, which says"Nevertheless, ye are blessed, for the testimony which ye have borne is recorded in heaven for the angels to look upon and they rejoice over you, and your sins are forgiven you." Maybe the testimony that we are bearing is our life, and we are to dedicate that life to God. Sharing that testimony in words is only one way of reaching people.
I have often heard that an example is more powerful than our words. Maybe our example as a testimony is also more powerful than any other kind of testimony we can bear.