We can learn the
truth of all things through the power of the Holy Ghost, the third member of
the Godhead. The Godhead also includes our
Father in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are personages of tabernacle, meaning
that They have bodies of flesh and bones.
The Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit, meaning that He has a spirit
body in the form of a man.
When Joseph Smith received his
first vision of God and His Son, he instantly knew the truth about God: “The Father has a body of flesh and bones as
tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and
bones, but is a personage of Spirit.
Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us” (Doctrine and Covenants 130:21-22).
The mission of the Holy Ghost is
to bear witness of the Father and the Son and of all truth. He reveals the teachings of the Father and
the Son to all those who faithfully serve God.
Prophecy comes from the Holy Ghost.
President Joseph Fielding Smith
taught that “The Spirit of God speaking to the spirit of man has power to
impart truth with greater effect and understanding than the truth can be
imparted by personal contact even with heavenly beings. Through the Holy Ghost the truth is woven
into the very fibre and sinews of the body so that it cannot be
forgotten.” (See Teachings of Presidents of the Church – Joseph Fielding Smith, pp.
183-184; see also Doctrines of Salvation,
1:47-48.)
I read this quote by President
Smith many years ago when I taught the gospel to a group of sisters. I was amazed to learn that truth taught
through the Holy Ghost actually becomes part of the body. We cannot ever forgot truth taught by the
Holy Ghost becomes it is part of us!
The Holy Ghost is a
revelator. He bears testimony to honest
people everywhere. This is how sincere
seekers of the truth learn for themselves that Jesus Christ is the Son of God,
that Joseph Smith is a prophet, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is actually the Church of Christ on earth today. Jesus Christ bore testimony that the Church
is “the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth” (Doctrine and Covenants 1:30). You can know this truth through the power of
the Holy IF you sincerely ask God if it is true and have the honest intent to
act upon the truth.
There is much
darkness in the world today, but the everlasting light of the gospel of Jesus
Christ is available to all who seek it.
Every sincere investigator on earth can receive a personal witness from
the Holy Ghost of the truth. An ancient
American prophet by the name of Moroni closed his record in the Book of Mormon – Another Testament of Jesus
Christ, Moroni 10:4-5 with his testimony.
“And when ye shall receive these
things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the
name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a
sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the
truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
“And by the power of the Holy
Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.”
The opportunity to receive a
manifestation of the Holy Ghost is available to all men, women, and children
wherever they may live and whether or not they are members of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The
power of the Holy Ghost is available to all mankind.
In this dark world where good is
called evil and evil is called good, I am grateful to know that I can seek
truth through the Holy Ghost. I often –
meaning several times each day – seek the witness of the Holy Ghost in making
decisions about right and wrong. I am
immensely grateful for this knowledge and opportunity. I urge you to seek guidance through the Holy
Ghost as you make decisions that affect yourself, your family, your community,
and your nation. We can all be
strengthened through the power of the Holy Ghost in our lives.
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