The Holy Ghost

The Holy Ghost is the third member of the godhead along with God the Father and Jesus Christ. All three of these individuals are separate and distinct beings. The Father and the Son have bodies of flesh and bone, but the spirit doesn’t have a body of flesh and bone, but is a personage of spirit. The three are unified in purpose, perfection, and will. The Holy Spirit differs from the Father and the Son in that, as a spirit, He can be in all places at once. He is the way by which God communicates to us. It is only through the Holy Spirit that we are able to learn anything for ourselves.

The Holy Ghost is also known as the comforter. He is the one who gives us the comfort and help we need when we are weighed down with the cares of the world. He will whisper peace to our hearts and calm our fears. He is the one who provides God’s love for us in this life.

The Holy Spirit can be a sanctifier. As we repent, it is by the power of the Holy Ghost that we are purified and cleansed. The scriptures speak of the baptism by fire. This burning fire is the Holy Ghost’s ability to sanctify us. We can have the desire to do evil and the carnal desires of our hearts taken away by the power of the Holy Ghost.

He is the Testator and as such can bear witness of truth directly to our spirits. In this manner we can come to know truth from falsehood. God would not leave us alone in this mortal existence to guess as to what is right and what is wrong. For this reason we can have this witness born to us by His spirit.

This witness of truth is available to all men and women, and allows us to find the answers to the deep questions about our mortal life, like who we are, why we are here, where we came from, and where we are going when we die. The Holy Ghost can visit us and bear witness of the truth, but all the blessings the Holy Ghost has to offer to mortals are not available to just anyone. In order to experience the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost one must receive the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands by one who has the priesthood authority of God. This gift will be discussed more thoroughly in a future post.

I know that the Holy Ghost is a member of the godhead whose main role is to testify of Christ and Heavenly Father. He also comforts us, and purifies us. The Holy Ghost has the capacity to be in all places at all times because He is a spiritual being. He has the same goals and desires of Christ and the Father and thus acts in unity and perfection with them.