tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post4593460025022165370..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: "What Do You Give a Ghost?"Jeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-34150386593712104262009-06-22T09:56:09.547-05:002009-06-22T09:56:09.547-05:00A great post! I love the account by Lorenzo Snow c...A great post! I love the account by Lorenzo Snow concerning his desire to receive the promise made to him following baptism and its fulfillment a short time later - see the Gift of the <a href="http://www.believeallthings.com/279/holy-ghost" rel="nofollow">Holy Ghost</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-84883117077232900822009-06-08T18:09:32.374-05:002009-06-08T18:09:32.374-05:00Anon- I believe you have a vermin problem. So says...Anon- I believe you have a vermin problem. So says my scientific mind.<br /><br />Georgia- I'm afraid I must comment. If people were unable, from time to time, to feel the effects fo the Holy Ghost, then there would be no conversions. Because it is by the sprit that we are taught truths, and through the spirit that we can become conversted so that we may recieve of Christs Atonement and recieve the gift of the holy ghost. People who don't recieve that gift aren't devoid of the holy Ghosts effects, but maybe it would be clearer to say that they only recieve of it in special occasions. Wheras recieving the gift removes tat restriction.<br /><br />Of course, I could be wrong, but thats how we learn, by discussing this sorts of things.J.A.G. Fehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632269554453507040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-65456573835860472992009-06-08T10:33:08.427-05:002009-06-08T10:33:08.427-05:00The Ghost that lives in my barn isn't holy or ...The Ghost that lives in my barn isn't holy or anything, but when I leave him corn chips in the evening they are gone in the morning! <br /><br />Lets see science explain that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-44220538249579388182009-06-08T05:53:48.849-05:002009-06-08T05:53:48.849-05:00Mormanity states above what Mormons believe and th...Mormanity states above what Mormons believe and throughout the new testament it shows baptism first followed by laying on of hands except for acts10:44<br /><br />This has always been a very interesting section of scripture for me.<br /><br />Note that peter does not lay hands on anyone and he is surprised that the holy ghost comes down from heaven<br />Also it is before baptism which is very clearly written<br />Finally note that peter after the bapism in no way lays hands on these Gentiles for the holy ghost as he knows they have already received it<br /><br />The Mormon view on baptism and the laying on of hands is valid in most cases but the argument that this was a temporary receiving of the holy ghost ( in this instance) is wrong in my opinionGeorgianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-61596999311972221832009-06-07T18:26:37.711-05:002009-06-07T18:26:37.711-05:00Yes, the influence of the Holy Ghost can be experi...Yes, the influence of the Holy Ghost can be experienced by anybody, but the bestowal of the formal gift - with the promise of enduring companionship of the Spirit - comes after baptism and is done through the ordinance of the laying on of hands by those who have the priesthood authority to do so.Jeff Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-70626277300253436032009-06-07T17:04:53.754-05:002009-06-07T17:04:53.754-05:00Acts 10:44 shows people receiving the holy ghost b...Acts 10:44 shows people receiving the holy ghost before baptismGeorgianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-32662765166090079842009-06-06T14:03:19.926-05:002009-06-06T14:03:19.926-05:00Wonderful post brother Lindsay. I recall Joseph ha...Wonderful post brother Lindsay. I recall Joseph having said once that you "might as well baptize a bag of sand" as perform the ordinance of baptism without following it with the bestowal of the gift of the Holy Ghost.<br /><br />Another interesting insight is something I heard from good ol' Brother Bytheway: When those officiating say 'recieve the Holy Ghost,' we don't just automatically have it. We need to recieve it, as you said through our faith and righteousness, and it is a commandment that we do so.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960519151863517265noreply@blogger.com