Archive for the 'Holy Ghost' Category

Latter Day Saints Who Lose Faith

Cruising the Bloggernacle in recent weeks, I’ve read much on the topic of faith. Much of what I’ve read related to the lost of faith. A few commenters even shared their “testimony” of deconversion. Here is a sampling:
One writer related how at a young age she “quite unexpectedly”, became an atheist.
A long time active member [...]

Example of Faith: New General Authority Vs. Evil Spirit

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. I hope you can feel Elder Busche’s testimony and gain understanding about the workings of [...]

How do I know if I have the Gift of the Holy Ghost?

And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost. 3 Nephi 12:6

For those who desire the companionship of the Holy Gospel this scripture is packed with meaning. The Lord draws on basic needs all of us experience on a daily basis; [...]

Losing the Gift of the Holy Ghost

The scripture teach that the gift of the Holy Ghost comes to those who “diligently seek” for it. I agree, but I also believe that this gift is experienced by our youth (an adults too) who don’t fit this description of diligence. I can remember as a young man having experiences with [...]

Altars of Sacrifice

Who among the readers of this blog is not moved by Brother Christensen’s testimony? Here is a man at a cross roads of his life. He is on his own for the first time. It is a make or break situation. Everything is on the line. He comes up with a plan for reading the [...]

Definitions of Church Activity

Elder Packer recently asked a Stake President what the biggest problem in his Stake was. The Stake President replied, “Programs and activities of the church are becoming a substitute for testimonies.”When I heard Elder Packer relate this story I immediately thought of an old saying, “active in the church but not the gospel” (another [...]