The Holy Ghost
In chapter 7 we learned that the Holy Ghost is a member of the
Godhead. He is a spirit
in the form of a man.
Receiving the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Each
person must "receive the Holy Ghost." This means that the Holy
Ghost will come to us only when we are faithful and desire help from
this heavenly messenger (see Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine,
p. 313).
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. President David O. McKay said: "One chief purpose of life is
to overcome evil tendencies, to govern our appetites, to control our
passions--anger, hatred, jealousy, immorality. We have to overcome them;
we have to subject them, conquer them because God has said: '. . .
the Spirit of the Lord doth not dwell in unholy temples--' (Helaman
4:24), nor will it '. . . always strive with man' (2 Nephi
26:11)" ("Emotional Maturity," Instructor, Sept.
1959, p. 281).
One of God's Greatest Gifts
We may have
the promptings of the Holy Ghost to tell show us all the things we should do
(see 2 Nephi 32:5).
Additional Scriptures