1 The words of Christ, which he spake unto his disciples, the twelve whom he had chosen, as he laid his hands upon them--2 And he called them by name, saying: Ye shall call on the Father in my name, in mighty prayer; and after ye have done this ye shall have power that to... Continue Reading →
That They Also Might Enter into His Rest – Alma 13:6
6 And thus being called by this holy calling, and ordained unto the high priesthood of the holy order of God, to teach his commandments unto the children of men, that they also might enter into his rest— (Alma 13:6) Jesus said, "whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same... Continue Reading →
The Priests Left Their Labor – Alma 1:26
26 And when the priests left their labor to impart the word of God unto the people, the people also left their labors to hear the word of God. And when the priest had imparted unto them the word of God they all returned again diligently unto their labors; and the priest, not esteeming himself... Continue Reading →
Priests and Teachers – Jacob 1:18-19
18 For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph had been consecrated priests and teachers of this people, by the hand of Nephi.19 And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of... Continue Reading →
The High Priesthood of the Holy Order of God – Alma 4:20
20 And thus in the commencement of the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Alma delivered up the judgment-seat to Nephihah, and confined himself wholly to the high priesthood of the holy order of God, to the testimony of the word, according to the spirit of revelation and... Continue Reading →
And They Knew It Not – 3 Nephi 9:20
20 And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of... Continue Reading →
That Which They Most Desired – 3 Nephi 19:9
Note: This is the third of three posts written by my friend Brent Sears on the topic of the Holy Ghost. I encourage all of my readers to consider writing a guest post on one of the topics I have scheduled for the coming weeks. You can find the schedule of topics on the "schedule" tab... Continue Reading →
By the Reception of the Holy Ghost – 3 Nephi 27:20
Note: This is the second of three posts written by my friend Brent Sears about the gift of the Holy Ghost: Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost,... Continue Reading →
The Gift and the Power of the Holy Ghost – 1 Nephi 13:37
Note: this week, I am publishing three guest posts written by my friend Brent Sears about the gift of the Holy Ghost. This is the first of those posts: And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of... Continue Reading →
That the Holy Ghost May Have Place in Their Hearts – Moroni 7:31-32
31 And the office of their ministry is to call men unto repentance, and to fulfil and to do the work of the covenants of the Father, which he hath made unto the children of men, to prepare the way among the children of men, by declaring the word of Christ unto the chosen vessels... Continue Reading →