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What Does it Mean to Be Baptized by Fire and the Holy Ghost? Part 1

Jared — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:24:26 +0000

The objective of all who are baptized by water should be to receive the baptism of the Spirit. Otherwise, our baptism is incomplete. Baptism has two parts: baptism by water and baptism by the Spirit. (Please reread these three sentences … Continue reading →

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

Jared — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:24:07 +0000

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

Jared — Sun, 16 May 2021 23:37:00 +0000

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

Jared — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:50:00 +0000

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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Experiencing the Gospel Versus Intellectualizing the Gospel

Jared — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:30:22 +0000

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

Jared — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 14:41:41 +0000

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?

Jared — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:05:30 +0000

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

Jared — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:15:01 +0000

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?

Jared — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:48:48 +0000

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?

Jared — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:34:13 +0000

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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