Faith is "hope for things which are not seen, which are true" (Alma 32:21). Faith is founded upon Jesus Christ. Assurance is being "sure that something is certain or true" (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assured). I have received the assurance, through the Holy Ghost, that my Heavenly Father loves me personally.
The prophet Alma taught, "And now, behold, because ye have tried the experiment, and planted the seed, and it swelleth and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow, ye must needs know that the seed is good. And now, behold, is your knowledge perfect? Yea, your knowledge is perfect in that thing, and your faith is dormant; and this because you know, for ye know that the word hath swelled your souls, and ye also know that it hath sprouted up, that your understanding doth begin to be enlightened." (Alma 32:). I believe that assurance is dormant faith--perfect knowledge of a gospel principle that comes after a trial of faith.
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