THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST

“The Holy Ghost purifies our hearts so we no longer have the desire to do evil.”

“The Holy Ghost will come to us only when we are faithful and desire help from this heavenly messenger.”

“The Holy Ghost sanctifies us to prepare us for God’s presence.”

“…And because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love, which love endureth by diligence unto prayer, until the end shall come, when all the saints shall dwell with God.”

Moroni 8: 26

“To be worthy to have the help of the Holy Ghost, we must seek earnestly to obey the commandments of God. We must keep our thoughts and actions pure.”

“The gift of the Holy Ghost is one of God’s greatest gifts to us. It can bring peace to our hearts and a deeper understanding of the things of God.”

“…I am a man; and a man in the beginning was created after the image of God, and I am called by his Holy Spirit to teach these things unto this people, that they may be brought to a knowledge of that which is just and true.; And a portion of that Spirit dwelleth in me, which giveth me knowledge, and also power according to my faith and desires which are in God.” Alma 18: 34-35 

When You Have the Spirit

1. You feel happy, calm and clear minded.
2. Nobody can offend you.
3. You are glad when others succeed.
4. You feel in control – you don’t lose your temper easily; You don’t feel uncontrollable passion; You don’t overeat, or sleep too much; you don’t feel uncontrollably drawn to sensational entertainment
5. You feel like praying.
6. You wish you could keep all the Lord’s commandments.
7. You are glad to attend your meetings and Participate in Church Activities.
8. You wouldn’t mind everybody seeing what you’re doing.
9. You are eager to be with people and want to make them happy.
10. You feel generous.
11. You think about the Savior often and lovingly, you want to know Him better.
12. You feel confident and are glad to be alive.

When You Do Not Have the Spirit

1. You feel unhappy, depressed, confused, and frustrated
2. You feel possessive, self-centered, or resentful of demands made of you.
3. You are easily offended.
4. .You envy or resent the success of others.
5. You avoid people, especially members of your family, and you are critical of Family Members and Church Authorities.
6. You become secretive and evasive
7. You don’t want to pray
8. You find the commandments bothersome, restrictive, or senseless.
9. You feel emotions & appetites so strongly that you fear you cannot control them; such as hate, jealousy, anger, fatigue, hunger, lust
10. You hardly ever think of the Savior, He seems irrelevant to your life, or worse, part of a confusing system that seems to work against you.
11. You get discouraged easily and wonder if life is really worth it.
12. You don’t want to go to Church, to go home teaching, or take the sacrament. You wish you had another church job or no job at all.