Category Archives: Holy Ghost
Keeping the Commandments without Making Covenants has no Power to Sanctify
Click Here for the Table of Contents For those who have made covenants to follow Christ there is a simple plan that needs to be obeyed in order to realize the promised blessings. The following scripture clearly describes the plan … Continue reading
Desperately Seeking the Holy Ghost
In the Bloggernacle a writer needs to have a good title to get noticed in the aggregators. It’s also a good idea to have something worthwhile to say. I think I’ve got both. I hope you’ll hang in there for … Continue reading
Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost
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
Classic Talk: The Gift of the Holy Ghost: What Every Member Should Know
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
For What Doth It Profit A Man If A Gift Is Bestowed Upon Him, And He Receive Not The Gift?
Our Heavenly Father has revealed that it is His work and glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man (Moses 1:39). In other words, to make it possible for each of us to become as He … Continue reading
A Few Thoughts on My One Year Anniversary in the Bloggernacle
I’ve cruised, posted, and written in the Bloggernacle for one year. It’s been an interesting experience. My initial goal in coming to the Bloggernacle was to mingle with LDS who are seeking to fulfill their baptismal covenant by receiving the … Continue reading
Resisting the Holy Ghost—LDS Style
The gift of the Holy Ghost is available to those who enter into the waters of baptism and are confirmed members of the Lord’s church. In order to actually receive this gift one must hunger and thirst for it. Without … Continue reading
The Holy Ghost is to Our Spirits What the Sun is to the Earth
Recently I was pondering the importance of the Holy Ghost when the following words came into my mind: “The Holy Ghost is to our spirits what the sun is to the earth.” I was a little surprised at first, but … Continue reading
Conservative, Liberal, and Intellectual Mormons
The Bible teaches the gospel net gathereth of every kind, in other words, the Lord sure has a lot of variety in His church. This is true of the Bloggernacle. We’re a diverse group; a microcosm of early 21st century … Continue reading
Begging for a Remission of Your Sins
Have you begged the Lord for a remission of your sins? First, a definition of the word “beg” may be helpful to set aside any emotional response we may have to the word. Some among us may feel offended by … Continue reading