The Gift of Tongues (D&C 46:24)
Sometimes it is necessary to communicate the gospel in a language we
have not learned that is unfamiliar to us. Many missionaries have received the gift
of tongues when there was a great need for it
The Gift of Translation (D&C 5:4)
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Joseph Smith had the gift of translation when he
translated the Book of Mormon. This gift came to him only when he was in
tune with the Spirit.
The Gift of Knowing That Jesus Christ Is the Son of God
(D&C 46:13)
This has been the gift of prophets and apostles who have been
called as special witnesses of Jesus Christ. However, others are also
given this gift. Every person can have a testimony . It usually comes
through the whispering of the Holy Spirit
but may come in a dream or
vision. Elder Orson F. Whitney saw a vision of the Savior in Gethsemane.
He saw the great suffering of the Savior, and it caused him to weep.
Then the Savior took him into his arms and blessed him. (See Bryant S.
Hinckley, The Faith of Our Pioneer Fathers, pp. 211-13.)
The Gift of Prophecy (D&C 46:22)
It is contrary to the order of
heaven for a person to receive revelation for someone higher in
authority over whom he or she does not preside. If we truly have the gift of prophecy, we will not receive
any revelation that does not agree with what the Lord has said in the
scriptures (see Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation,
3:203-4).
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