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By the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things." [62] The Holy Ghost can sanctify people enabling them "to put off the natural man and [become] a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord". [63] The Holy Ghost is the comforter that Jesus promised to send: "If ye love me, keep my commandments.
[5] Any person can feel the Holy Ghost from time to time, but only people who have been baptized and confirmed by the appropriate priesthood authority can have the Holy Ghost with them always. [5] The light of Christ guides people to the gospel of Jesus Christ and prepares them for the time that they will receive the Holy Ghost through ...
Thus, the spirit of prophecy is understood to be an important gift of the Spirit that is available through adherence to true worship of God, obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel, study of the scriptures, following leaders who have been called by revelation, and understanding the guidance offered by the gift of the Holy Ghost. (See ...
The first-born spirit child of God the Father was Jehovah, whom Latter-day Saints identify as the premortal Jesus. [24] [25] [26] Jehovah was a God [27] and was like God the Father in attributes, [28] but he did not have an immortal physical body like God the Father until his resurrection. [29]
Latter Day Saints believe that people who have not received the gift of the Holy Ghost are able to feel the influence of the Holy Ghost from time to time and the inspiration of the light of Christ (conscience) as they listen to spiritual promptings, but those who have been baptized and confirmed to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost will always ...
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) believe that the Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead, and is a personage of spirit, without a body of flesh and bones. [128] Unlike in many other denominations, the term "Holy Ghost" remains much more common than "Holy Spirit" in LDS contexts. [129]
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a son of perdition is a person who will not take part in the glory of God in the afterlife. This is in contrast to the vast majority of people, who will receive a "kingdom of glory" after the Final Judgment, and enter into one of three degrees of glory after the resurrection: the celestial kingdom, the terrestrial kingdom, or the ...
The Pearl of Great Price is authoritative in the LDS Church, rejected by Community of Christ. Other, smaller branches of Latter Day Saints include other scriptures such as: Lectures on Faith recognized in canon of Fundamentalists and some Prairie Saints. The Book of the Law of the Lord used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ...