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The Holy Spirit: His Identity, Mission, and Ministry
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April 9, 2020
I bought this book, then went to Robert Millet's lectures on this subject at Education Week and then listened to it, then reviewed it and then reviewed it again. I don't know when I will be able to absorbed all that is contained in this book! One of the marvelous things I noticed about this book on the Holy Ghost is how much it testifies of Christ-- and of course it does, because what is one of the qualities of the Holy Ghost? To testify of Christ!
Here are some of the quotes that I loved from this book, I'm sure I won't have room for all of them:
--The Holy Spirit is in may ways the breath of life to the Church of Jesus Christ. The 3rd member of the Godhead is inextricably linked to every facet of the Christian faith. Indeed, one would be hard pressed to find something with which the Saints of God labor in the work of the ministry in which the Spirit is not involved. I attend a training meeting for all the stake presidents in our area. There, president Nelson, then member of the 12 spoke at some length about Christ our Savior, indicating that he wanted to discuss with us both the mission and the ministry of Jesus. I had never considered that there was a distinction between those two words and had for many years used them interchangeably. President Nelson pointed out however, that the MISSION of JESUS CHRIST was HIS ALONE, namely the atoning work performed in Gethsemane and on Golgotha and the triumphant climax of his work that we know to be the Resurrection, His glorious rise from the dead into immortality. No other person, Pres. Nelson pointed out, could have suffered for the sins of the world. Only the sinless Son of Man had the power to do that. Pres. Nelson then explained that Jesus's MINISTRY pertained to his life, including his everyday tender encounters with individuals. These are deeds, President Nelson declared, that each one of us can do as well. It is the way that the prophets have charged us to minister to our brothers and sisters.
In a similar manner and in that spirit, we will speak here of the IDENTITY of the Holy Ghost (who he is and what his position is within the Godhead); the MISSION of the 3rd member of that divine Presidency (how and by what mans he operates, prompts, inspires, sanctifies, and seals); and the MINISTRY of the Holy Ghost (how he deals with each one of us individually tutors us tenderly, and leas us to the Father and the Son. p. viii
--The late Stephen R. Covey once made a profound observation: "I believe sometimes that as Latter-day Saints we are like fish who discover water last. We are so immersed in the element that we are unaware of its presence. We have been immersed in the revelations of the Lord in this dispensation. No dispensation can compare to this one." Bro. Covey reminded students that "it's possible to be given a gift and receive not that gift.""
More recently Pres. Nelson declared: "One of the things the Spirit has repeatedly impressed upon my mind..is how willing the Lord is to reveal His mind and will. The privilege of receiving revelation is one of the greatest gifts of God to His children. p. 4
--On 16 June 1844 only 9 days before the martyrdom, George Laub, an early member of the Church whose journal is an important contemporary source of some of the teaching of Joseph Smith, recorded that the Prophet Joseph taught that while the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one or agree in one, "the Holy Ghost is yet a spiritual body and waiting to take to himself a body, as the Savior did or as God the Father did." p. 13
--For a time during his grand panoramic vision, Nephi was tutored by the Spirit. He had seen the tree of life and desired to know what it represented. Every reference in the Book of Mormon where the phrase, "Spirit of the Lord" is used it is quite clear that the being referenced is the Holy Ghost, or in a few cases, the Light of Christ. Not one of the references seems to apply to Jehovah himself. Talmage stated: "That the Spirit of the Lord is capable of manifesting Himself in the form and figure of man, is indicated by the wonderful interview between the Spirit and Nephi, in which He revealed Himself to the prophet, questioned him concerning his desires and belief, instructed him in the things of God speaking face to face with the man." p. 14
--The holy Ghost, like the Father and the Son, can be in only one place at a time. Joseph Fielding Smith notes, "As a Spirit personage the Holy Ghost has size and dimensions. He does not fill the immensity of space (as does the light of Christ or the Spirit of Jesus Christ), and cannot be everywhere present in person at the same time. One could easily read JST, Matt 3:45-46 and JST Luke 3::28-29, especially Luke's and conclude that the Holy Ghost--remember, he is a male spirit personage--was somehow transformed into a dove. Pres Brigham Young, in speaking of this New Testament moment clarified that "The Holy Ghost, in the form of a dove, it is said, rested upon him. This is not exactly the fact, though a natural dove descended and rested on the head of the Lord Jesus, in witness that God had accepted the offering of His Son. But the dove was not the Holy Ghost, but the sign that the Holy Ghost was given to him." p. 15
--His person must not be confused with his powers and influence. Talmage said: "Much of the confusion existing in human conception concerning the nature of the Holy Ghost arises from THE COMMON FAILURE TO SEGREGATE HIS PERSON AND POWERS. plainly, such expressions as being filled with the Holy Ghost, and His falling upon persons, have reference to the powers and influences that emanate from God, and which are characteristic of Him; for the Holy ghost may in this way operate simultaneously upon many persons even though they be widely separated, whereas the actual person of the Holy Ghost cannot be in more than one place at a time." p. 18
--In a revelation given to Joseph Smith in Sept. 1830, the Lord explained that "all my judgments are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth out of my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the first shall be last, and that the last shall be first in all things WHATSOEVER I HAVE CREATED BY THE WORD OF MY POWER, WHICH IS THE POWER OF MY SPIRIT. FOR BY THE POWER OF MY SPIRIT CREATED I THEM" (D&C 29:30-31) Note that here "the word of my power," THAT POWER BY WHICH THE CREATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED, IS IN FACT "THE POWER OF MY SPIRIT".
It seems reasonable to conclude that the Savior and his associates in the work of Creation--which , as we have indicated, must have included the Holy Ghost--drew upon that light "which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne" (D&C 88:13) THUS THE LIGHT OF CHRIST IS A CREATIVE POWER, THE MEANS BY WHICH THE LAWS THAT GOVERN THE PLANETS AND PROVIDE ORDER IN THE COSMOS WERE PUT IN PLACE. p. 22
--In the meridian of time in the Old World, the Father could not send the Spirit as a constant companion to the Saints of that day until after Jesus had suffered, died, and been resurrected (JST, John 7:37-39). "It may seem strange to some who may not have reflected on this matter fully," pres Joseph F. Smith observed, "that the disciples of Christ were without the gift of the Holy Ghost until after his resurrection. But so it is written...While Jesus was with them he was their light and their inspiration. They followed him by sight, and felt the majestic power of his presence, and when these were gone they returned to their nets and to their various occupations an to their homes. Then after the Savior's rise from the tomb, on the Day of Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Ghost was sent in great power." p. 23
--During the passover season Jesus taught a profound truth about himself: "for as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man" (John 5:26-27), that is, the "Son of Man of Holiness," God the Eternal Father (Moses 7:35). Had he not had this kind and quality of life within him--a power he received from the Father (see John 10:17-18)--he could not have raised himself from the tomb. Lehi instructed his son Jacob on how vital it was for the Nephites to be taught the great plan of redemption "that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the holy Messiah"--and now, please focus on what follows--"who layeth down his life according the the flesh (his mortal inheritance), and TAKETH IT AGAIN BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT (his immortal inheritance), that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dea, being the first that should rise" (2 Nephi 2:8)
The Spirit of God that was always with him could not have remained with him as a constant companion, an ever-present associate, had he not stood wholly innocent before the law. That is, because Jesus never sinned, he had never forfeited the influence of the Spirit. We know that when we sin, we lose a portion of the Holy Spirit, which returns to us when we appropriate the Savior's Atonement through genuine, heartfelt repentance.
What did Joseph Smith mean when he declared that Jesus "had the fullness of the Spirit, and greater power than any man"? As we have indicated, Jesus inherited from our Eternal Father the powers of immortality, the capacity to live forever. In addition, he was especially sensitive to the Spirit because of his sinlessness. Sin not only corrupts the mind and heart but also takes a toll on the physical body.
Consider that unrepented sin sows the seeds of death. Would not the opposite situation be that sinlessness result sina person being wholly and perfectly alive? p. 27
--The immediate consequence of sin is withdrawal of the spirit. In taking upon himself the effects of the sins of al humankind, our Lord was thus exposed to the awful (and to Jesus, unusual) withdrawal of the Spirit that had been his constant companion from the beginning. Had Jesus sinned? No. Not at all. Did he deserve to suffer as he did? Absolutely not. In becoming our divine Substitute, however, our stand-in for sin, the Savior became, as it were, the great sinner. He suffered as though he were the guilty party. p. 28
--What is less understood by disciples of Jesus is that our Lord also came to earth TO LIVE IN US. One of the most essential ways he comes to live in us is by providing light and life for us when we have managed to repent and put to death the old man or woman of sin. (Romans 6:6). "How can I know when I have been forgiven? When can I stop asking for forgiveness for this particular sin?" Mormon states, "And it came to pass that after they had spoken these words (their plea for mercy through the Savior's Atonement) the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ" (Mosiah 4:3)
The Spirit of the Lord came upon them. The principle is quite simple: if it is true that the Holy Spirit cannot dwell in us if we are unclean, what does it mean when we begin to feel and experience the Spirit once again in our lives? We are no longer unclean. Our sins have been forgiven. In short, the presence of the Spirit is a signal, a sign, to us that we are spiritually on course on the covenant path. p. 30
--When shy, perhaps rather backward and thoroughly inexperienced YM and YW are called to serve as full time missionaries for the Church, they may feel incapable of addressing strangers, of bearing testimony of that about which they are not fully convinced, of conquering a foreign language, or of having the physical energy to work for ten to twelve hours per day. They enter the MTC, are caught up in the glorious Spirit that fills that facility, and arrive int eh mission field only weeks later enthusiastic, excited, and spiritually empowered. It seems that on every street corner they greet busy people, people about whom they know little or nothing, and yet, in a strange but wonderful way, they are overcome with love for these people. They have begun to be captained by Christ, led and directed and motivated by the Holy Spirit of God. They have Begun a LIFE IN CHRIST.
Adam Miller wrote the following: "In Christ is like being "in love": Something changes when you are in love. It's not just that a new person is added to your life, one person among many. It's that this new person changes for you what it means to e alive. Life no longer just lived. Now, life is lived IN love. you may keep the same job, have the same friends, and eat the same food, but something basic about why you do these things, or even how you do them, will have changed...In love, life as a whole feels different. You see what you didn't use to see. You hear what yo didn't used to hear. you care for things you'd ignored. You become capable of doing things that, last week you weren't able to do. Life in Christ is like this. In cHrist, the way I live--my manner of living--is changed from the inside out. Like being in love, living in Christ changes what it means to be alive."
From creation through redemption and into a new kind of life-a life not just focused upon but given over to the Lord Jesus Christ--the Redeemer and the Witness, or Testator, work hand in hand. The repentant children of God are forgiven, cleansed, redeemed, and exalted because Jesus Christ volunteered to ransom fallen humanity from sin and death and because the Holy Ghost becomes the medium, the mean, by which those mighty changes take place. Gerald Causee referred to the Holy Ghost as THE AGENT OF THE ATONEMENT. p. 32
--The Light of Christ has what might be called both NATURAL functions and REDEMPTIVE functions. As to its natural functions the revelation known as the Olive Leaf explains that "he that ascended up on high"--Jesus Christ--also "descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth; which truth shineth. THIS IS THE LIGHT OF CHRIST. As also 9the Light of Christ) is in the sun, and the light of the sun and the power thereof by which it was made. This light PROCEEDETH FORTH FROM THE PRESENCE OF GOD TO FILL THE IMMENSITY OF SPACE.
In speaking of the redemptive or saving functions of the Light of Christ, Parley P Pratt added, "it is, also, in its higher degrees, the intellectual light of our inward and spiritual organs, by which we REASON, DISCERN, JUDGE, COMPARE, COMPREHEND, AND REMEMBER the subjects within our reach. Its inspiration constitutes INSTINCT IN ANIMAL LIFE, REASON IN MAN, VISION IN THE PROPHETS, and is continually flowing from the Godhead throughout all his creations." p. 35
Here are some of the quotes that I loved from this book, I'm sure I won't have room for all of them:
--The Holy Spirit is in may ways the breath of life to the Church of Jesus Christ. The 3rd member of the Godhead is inextricably linked to every facet of the Christian faith. Indeed, one would be hard pressed to find something with which the Saints of God labor in the work of the ministry in which the Spirit is not involved. I attend a training meeting for all the stake presidents in our area. There, president Nelson, then member of the 12 spoke at some length about Christ our Savior, indicating that he wanted to discuss with us both the mission and the ministry of Jesus. I had never considered that there was a distinction between those two words and had for many years used them interchangeably. President Nelson pointed out however, that the MISSION of JESUS CHRIST was HIS ALONE, namely the atoning work performed in Gethsemane and on Golgotha and the triumphant climax of his work that we know to be the Resurrection, His glorious rise from the dead into immortality. No other person, Pres. Nelson pointed out, could have suffered for the sins of the world. Only the sinless Son of Man had the power to do that. Pres. Nelson then explained that Jesus's MINISTRY pertained to his life, including his everyday tender encounters with individuals. These are deeds, President Nelson declared, that each one of us can do as well. It is the way that the prophets have charged us to minister to our brothers and sisters.
In a similar manner and in that spirit, we will speak here of the IDENTITY of the Holy Ghost (who he is and what his position is within the Godhead); the MISSION of the 3rd member of that divine Presidency (how and by what mans he operates, prompts, inspires, sanctifies, and seals); and the MINISTRY of the Holy Ghost (how he deals with each one of us individually tutors us tenderly, and leas us to the Father and the Son. p. viii
--The late Stephen R. Covey once made a profound observation: "I believe sometimes that as Latter-day Saints we are like fish who discover water last. We are so immersed in the element that we are unaware of its presence. We have been immersed in the revelations of the Lord in this dispensation. No dispensation can compare to this one." Bro. Covey reminded students that "it's possible to be given a gift and receive not that gift.""
More recently Pres. Nelson declared: "One of the things the Spirit has repeatedly impressed upon my mind..is how willing the Lord is to reveal His mind and will. The privilege of receiving revelation is one of the greatest gifts of God to His children. p. 4
--On 16 June 1844 only 9 days before the martyrdom, George Laub, an early member of the Church whose journal is an important contemporary source of some of the teaching of Joseph Smith, recorded that the Prophet Joseph taught that while the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one or agree in one, "the Holy Ghost is yet a spiritual body and waiting to take to himself a body, as the Savior did or as God the Father did." p. 13
--For a time during his grand panoramic vision, Nephi was tutored by the Spirit. He had seen the tree of life and desired to know what it represented. Every reference in the Book of Mormon where the phrase, "Spirit of the Lord" is used it is quite clear that the being referenced is the Holy Ghost, or in a few cases, the Light of Christ. Not one of the references seems to apply to Jehovah himself. Talmage stated: "That the Spirit of the Lord is capable of manifesting Himself in the form and figure of man, is indicated by the wonderful interview between the Spirit and Nephi, in which He revealed Himself to the prophet, questioned him concerning his desires and belief, instructed him in the things of God speaking face to face with the man." p. 14
--The holy Ghost, like the Father and the Son, can be in only one place at a time. Joseph Fielding Smith notes, "As a Spirit personage the Holy Ghost has size and dimensions. He does not fill the immensity of space (as does the light of Christ or the Spirit of Jesus Christ), and cannot be everywhere present in person at the same time. One could easily read JST, Matt 3:45-46 and JST Luke 3::28-29, especially Luke's and conclude that the Holy Ghost--remember, he is a male spirit personage--was somehow transformed into a dove. Pres Brigham Young, in speaking of this New Testament moment clarified that "The Holy Ghost, in the form of a dove, it is said, rested upon him. This is not exactly the fact, though a natural dove descended and rested on the head of the Lord Jesus, in witness that God had accepted the offering of His Son. But the dove was not the Holy Ghost, but the sign that the Holy Ghost was given to him." p. 15
--His person must not be confused with his powers and influence. Talmage said: "Much of the confusion existing in human conception concerning the nature of the Holy Ghost arises from THE COMMON FAILURE TO SEGREGATE HIS PERSON AND POWERS. plainly, such expressions as being filled with the Holy Ghost, and His falling upon persons, have reference to the powers and influences that emanate from God, and which are characteristic of Him; for the Holy ghost may in this way operate simultaneously upon many persons even though they be widely separated, whereas the actual person of the Holy Ghost cannot be in more than one place at a time." p. 18
--In a revelation given to Joseph Smith in Sept. 1830, the Lord explained that "all my judgments are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth out of my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the first shall be last, and that the last shall be first in all things WHATSOEVER I HAVE CREATED BY THE WORD OF MY POWER, WHICH IS THE POWER OF MY SPIRIT. FOR BY THE POWER OF MY SPIRIT CREATED I THEM" (D&C 29:30-31) Note that here "the word of my power," THAT POWER BY WHICH THE CREATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED, IS IN FACT "THE POWER OF MY SPIRIT".
It seems reasonable to conclude that the Savior and his associates in the work of Creation--which , as we have indicated, must have included the Holy Ghost--drew upon that light "which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne" (D&C 88:13) THUS THE LIGHT OF CHRIST IS A CREATIVE POWER, THE MEANS BY WHICH THE LAWS THAT GOVERN THE PLANETS AND PROVIDE ORDER IN THE COSMOS WERE PUT IN PLACE. p. 22
--In the meridian of time in the Old World, the Father could not send the Spirit as a constant companion to the Saints of that day until after Jesus had suffered, died, and been resurrected (JST, John 7:37-39). "It may seem strange to some who may not have reflected on this matter fully," pres Joseph F. Smith observed, "that the disciples of Christ were without the gift of the Holy Ghost until after his resurrection. But so it is written...While Jesus was with them he was their light and their inspiration. They followed him by sight, and felt the majestic power of his presence, and when these were gone they returned to their nets and to their various occupations an to their homes. Then after the Savior's rise from the tomb, on the Day of Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Ghost was sent in great power." p. 23
--During the passover season Jesus taught a profound truth about himself: "for as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man" (John 5:26-27), that is, the "Son of Man of Holiness," God the Eternal Father (Moses 7:35). Had he not had this kind and quality of life within him--a power he received from the Father (see John 10:17-18)--he could not have raised himself from the tomb. Lehi instructed his son Jacob on how vital it was for the Nephites to be taught the great plan of redemption "that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the holy Messiah"--and now, please focus on what follows--"who layeth down his life according the the flesh (his mortal inheritance), and TAKETH IT AGAIN BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT (his immortal inheritance), that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dea, being the first that should rise" (2 Nephi 2:8)
The Spirit of God that was always with him could not have remained with him as a constant companion, an ever-present associate, had he not stood wholly innocent before the law. That is, because Jesus never sinned, he had never forfeited the influence of the Spirit. We know that when we sin, we lose a portion of the Holy Spirit, which returns to us when we appropriate the Savior's Atonement through genuine, heartfelt repentance.
What did Joseph Smith mean when he declared that Jesus "had the fullness of the Spirit, and greater power than any man"? As we have indicated, Jesus inherited from our Eternal Father the powers of immortality, the capacity to live forever. In addition, he was especially sensitive to the Spirit because of his sinlessness. Sin not only corrupts the mind and heart but also takes a toll on the physical body.
Consider that unrepented sin sows the seeds of death. Would not the opposite situation be that sinlessness result sina person being wholly and perfectly alive? p. 27
--The immediate consequence of sin is withdrawal of the spirit. In taking upon himself the effects of the sins of al humankind, our Lord was thus exposed to the awful (and to Jesus, unusual) withdrawal of the Spirit that had been his constant companion from the beginning. Had Jesus sinned? No. Not at all. Did he deserve to suffer as he did? Absolutely not. In becoming our divine Substitute, however, our stand-in for sin, the Savior became, as it were, the great sinner. He suffered as though he were the guilty party. p. 28
--What is less understood by disciples of Jesus is that our Lord also came to earth TO LIVE IN US. One of the most essential ways he comes to live in us is by providing light and life for us when we have managed to repent and put to death the old man or woman of sin. (Romans 6:6). "How can I know when I have been forgiven? When can I stop asking for forgiveness for this particular sin?" Mormon states, "And it came to pass that after they had spoken these words (their plea for mercy through the Savior's Atonement) the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ" (Mosiah 4:3)
The Spirit of the Lord came upon them. The principle is quite simple: if it is true that the Holy Spirit cannot dwell in us if we are unclean, what does it mean when we begin to feel and experience the Spirit once again in our lives? We are no longer unclean. Our sins have been forgiven. In short, the presence of the Spirit is a signal, a sign, to us that we are spiritually on course on the covenant path. p. 30
--When shy, perhaps rather backward and thoroughly inexperienced YM and YW are called to serve as full time missionaries for the Church, they may feel incapable of addressing strangers, of bearing testimony of that about which they are not fully convinced, of conquering a foreign language, or of having the physical energy to work for ten to twelve hours per day. They enter the MTC, are caught up in the glorious Spirit that fills that facility, and arrive int eh mission field only weeks later enthusiastic, excited, and spiritually empowered. It seems that on every street corner they greet busy people, people about whom they know little or nothing, and yet, in a strange but wonderful way, they are overcome with love for these people. They have begun to be captained by Christ, led and directed and motivated by the Holy Spirit of God. They have Begun a LIFE IN CHRIST.
Adam Miller wrote the following: "In Christ is like being "in love": Something changes when you are in love. It's not just that a new person is added to your life, one person among many. It's that this new person changes for you what it means to e alive. Life no longer just lived. Now, life is lived IN love. you may keep the same job, have the same friends, and eat the same food, but something basic about why you do these things, or even how you do them, will have changed...In love, life as a whole feels different. You see what you didn't use to see. You hear what yo didn't used to hear. you care for things you'd ignored. You become capable of doing things that, last week you weren't able to do. Life in Christ is like this. In cHrist, the way I live--my manner of living--is changed from the inside out. Like being in love, living in Christ changes what it means to be alive."
From creation through redemption and into a new kind of life-a life not just focused upon but given over to the Lord Jesus Christ--the Redeemer and the Witness, or Testator, work hand in hand. The repentant children of God are forgiven, cleansed, redeemed, and exalted because Jesus Christ volunteered to ransom fallen humanity from sin and death and because the Holy Ghost becomes the medium, the mean, by which those mighty changes take place. Gerald Causee referred to the Holy Ghost as THE AGENT OF THE ATONEMENT. p. 32
--The Light of Christ has what might be called both NATURAL functions and REDEMPTIVE functions. As to its natural functions the revelation known as the Olive Leaf explains that "he that ascended up on high"--Jesus Christ--also "descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth; which truth shineth. THIS IS THE LIGHT OF CHRIST. As also 9the Light of Christ) is in the sun, and the light of the sun and the power thereof by which it was made. This light PROCEEDETH FORTH FROM THE PRESENCE OF GOD TO FILL THE IMMENSITY OF SPACE.
In speaking of the redemptive or saving functions of the Light of Christ, Parley P Pratt added, "it is, also, in its higher degrees, the intellectual light of our inward and spiritual organs, by which we REASON, DISCERN, JUDGE, COMPARE, COMPREHEND, AND REMEMBER the subjects within our reach. Its inspiration constitutes INSTINCT IN ANIMAL LIFE, REASON IN MAN, VISION IN THE PROPHETS, and is continually flowing from the Godhead throughout all his creations." p. 35
March 9, 2020
I really enjoyed this book and all the insights I received from the author. It provided not only doctrinal understanding, but also provided insights into practices I could implement that would help me be more receptive to the guiding influence of the Holy Spirit.
If you are looking for a deep dive into the mission, purpose, and person called the Holy Spirit this book will not disappoint.
If you are looking for a deep dive into the mission, purpose, and person called the Holy Spirit this book will not disappoint.
April 29, 2022
Just finished listening to this and plan to immediately restart with a print version. It’s that good. It’s one I want to be able to highlight and make notes in my scriptures with. Brother Millett is incredibly thorough in each subtopic on the Holy Spirit, and I learned so much.
December 17, 2025
Well...this book could have been 1/2 as long. I didn't love the use of obscure quotes from obscure sermons given by Joseph Smith or one-off quotes from General Authorities about certain topics.
However, I did feel the Holy Spirit at many points reading this book.
However, I did feel the Holy Spirit at many points reading this book.
May 18, 2020
Insightful, thought provoking, inspiring, humbling. I would recommend anyone with a desire to gain a better understanding of the Holy Spirit ponder this book.
September 23, 2021
Really enjoy books by this author. He has studied the topic well and presents it in a way I both enjoy and learn from. Loved learning new things about this member of the godhead.
January 3, 2023
Very reasonable and accurate. I learned lots about the Holy Spirit that this book went in depth into.
April 30, 2024
It was a good book. I just had a hard time engaging with it
November 16, 2019
Such an insightful and well written book about recognizing the Spirit and ways we can enhance our experiences with the Spirit. This is a book I will read again for more insights.
October 18, 2019
This book gave me tons of insight into how the Spirit works.
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