The Savior’s Instructions about the Holy Ghost

 

 

The Savior’s Instructions about the Holy Ghost

Scripture or Manual	What the Holy Ghost Does	What disciples must do to receive the Holy Ghost
John 14:15–17	Comforter, abide with you forever	Keep the commandments
John 15:26–27	Testify of Christ	Bear witness
John 16:7–8	Reprove the world of sin	Continue in worthiness
John 16:13–14	He shall glorify him	Bear truth in spirit
“The Holy Ghost Brings Man to His Fullest Potential” (pg. 168)	“The gift of the Holy Ghost adapts itself to all these organs or attributes. It quickens all the intellectual faculties, increases, enlarges, expands and purifies all the natural passions and affections; and adapts them, by the gift of wisdom, to their lawful use. It inspires, develops, cultivates and matures all the fine-toned sympathies, joys, tastes, kindred feelings and affections of our nature. It inspires virtue, kindness, goodness, tenderness, gentleness and charity. It develops beauty of person, form and features. It tends to health, vigor, animation and social feeling. It invigorates all the faculties of the physical and intellectual man. It strengthens, and gives tone to the nerves. In short, it is, as it were, marrow to the bone, joy to the heart, light to the eyes, music to the ears, and life to the whole being	Testify and teach of him
“As a Messenger of the Godhead, the Holy Ghost Teaches Faithful Members” (pg. 168)	“The Holy Ghost is a Personage of Spirit, in the likeness of God the Father, in other words a likeness of the Father and the Son. His mission is to instruct and enlighten the minds of those who, through their faithfulness have obeyed the commandments of the Father and the Son. He bears witness of the truth, quickens the minds of those who have made covenant and reveals to them the mysteries of the kingdom of God. He is a special messenger from the Father and the Son and carries out their will. …” (Smith, Answers to Gospel Questions, 5:134.)	Be faithful and bear witness through truth and spirit.
Bible Dictionary, “Holy Ghost” (pg. 704)

Describe how the Holy Ghost helped the Apostles fulfill their missions after the Savior’s death and resurrection.

The Apostles needed the comforter to reassure them after his death.  They had not known these things before Christ and now they were instructed to teach and share the gospel now that he was gone.  The Holy Ghost touched their lives, guided their knowledge and taught truth by spirit.

Write a paragraph about a time when the Holy Ghost blessed you in one of the ways you listed above. Give an example of how the Holy Ghost has inspired you.

Many times in my calling I have felt the promptings of the spirit guide me to help sisters in the relief society that were struggling or had questions.  The Holy Ghost prompts us when we least expect it and in and for the people we expect it the least for.

I was preparing a lesson for a relief society activity and felt more than once the topic was suppose to be something else.  I tried to ignore it and go with what was planned but the overwhelming feeling to change kept coming to me.  I decided to change at the last minute and am grateful I did.  Several sisters mentioned how much they needed that lesson and were very thankful for the answers that they received.