Posts Tagged ‘ Holy Ghost ’

We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, repentance; third, baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Articles of Faith 1:4) Another of the unique doctrines of the Church of [...]

I was surprised when Hawkgrrrl’s post about Patriarchy and Political Oppression turned to a discussion on the gender of the Holy Ghost.  I don’t have anything definitive to add to the gender issue, but I would like to open a discussion. A few years ago, I listened to some classes from the Covenant Theological Seminary, [...]

What is the difference between a positive emotional experience, and “feeling the Spirit?” I have had many positive emotional experiences in both religious and secular contexts… I have also had a handful of experiences with religion that were qualitatively different from that. A few have felt like what I can only imagine must be similar [...]

Or is Moroni just STANDING on a sphere? . To go much further in some of our discussions, we need to talk about multiple dimensions.  There are going to be concepts we talk about that really only make sense if we can get past this 3-dimensional world in which we live (NOTE: Time is often [...]

I don’t know why some people don’t get answers to their prayers. The scriptures suggest that people should receive answers to prayer. I don’t know why some have not. Blaming them is not helpful. I know people who have literally shed tears over the course of many years of praying for answers to things such [...]

Today’s guest post is by Mike S.  We’ve all played the game of telephone when we were little – and sometimes still do when we’re teaching Primary.  One person says a simple phrase, and as it’s passed along, the phrase degrades.  It’s always humorous what comes out at the other end of the line of [...]