Category Archives: Holy Ghost

Classic Talk: The Gift of the Holy Ghost: What Every Member Should Know

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Boyd K. Packer, “The Gift of the Holy Ghost: What Every Member Should Know,” Ensign, Aug 2006, 46–52. Click here to go to the churches website for this article. Highlighting  is mine. From an address given on June 24, 2003, … Continue reading →

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Awake From a Deep Sleep and Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost

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Authority Restored The restoration of the gospel through the prophet Joseph Smith restored many things that had been lost from the earth. The authority to baptize and confer the gift of the Holy Ghost was among things lost.  John the … Continue reading →

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Feasting on Intellectual “Mammon” Vs Feasting on the Words of Christ

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Regarding revealed knowledge the Lord said: As well might man stretch forth his puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn it up stream, as to hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge from … Continue reading →

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Experiencing the Gospel Versus Intellectualizing the Gospel

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The doctrine of Christ as revealed in the Book of Mormon teaches church members how to experience the gospel; not just intellectualize it.  The gospel is experienced when we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  It is far more … Continue reading →

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Example of Faith: New General Authority Vs. Evil Spirit

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I read, Yearning for the Living God, by F. Enzio Busche a few years ago. He was a Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The account I have quoted is informative on many levels. As … Continue reading →

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What is the Most Important Thing a Church Member Can do in this Life?

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When we fail to recognize those things that are of greater value and mistakenly pursue something of lesser value, we slow our progress and miss the greater blessings. There is a saying that brings this principle into focus: “There are … Continue reading →

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Casually Engaged

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Imagine on the grounds of your ward house there are numerous fruit laden gospel trees where you can pick all the fruit you want to nourish yourself spiritually. The easily accessible lower hanging fruit provide basic blessings from the organization … Continue reading →

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What Glory Am I Being Quickened By?

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My goal as a blogger is to write about those things that will help each of us draw nearer to the lord. The Lord has said, “draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you.” With that scripture … Continue reading →

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Let Us Reason Together: Revelation or Emotion?

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A former Mormon, John D. (I’m not going to give his last name) recently wrote the following critique about his experience with “revelation”.  “Did I have incredibly powerful and inspiring emotional experiences in a LDS context when I was a child, … Continue reading →

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Gifts of the Spirit Are Awesome

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  From beginning to end, the Book of Mormon testifies of the gifts of the Spirit. It would be interesting to know the number of times the concept of gifts of the Spirit is portrayed in the Book of Mormon. … Continue reading →

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