In his April 2011 Conference Talk “Guided By The Holy Spirit”, President Boyd K. Packer invites us to come unto Him through the gift of Holy Spirit.
Anciently the Lord called and ordained Twelve Apostles. After His Resurrection, the Savior taught His disciples for 40 days and then ascended into heaven. But something was missing. A few days later the Twelve gathered in a house, and “suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house. … Cloven tongues … of fire [rested] upon each of them. And they were … filled with the Holy Ghost.” His Apostles were now empowered. They understood that the authority given by the Savior and the gift of the Holy Ghost were essential for the establishment of His Church. They were commanded to baptize and confer the gift of the Holy Ghost.
In 1829 the priesthood was restored to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery by John the Baptist and the Apostles Peter, James, and John. This authority and the attendant gift of the Holy Ghost, which is conferred upon all members of the Church after baptism, set us apart from other churches.
An early revelation directs “that every man might speak in the name of God the Lord, even the Savior of the world.” The work in the Church today is performed by ordinary men and women called and sustained to preside, to teach, and to administer. It is by the power of revelation and the gift of the Holy Ghost that those called are guided to know the Lord’s will. Others may not accept such things as prophecy, revelation, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, but if they are to understand us at all, they must understand that we accept those things.
Every one of us can be guided by the spirit of revelation and the gift of the Holy Ghost. This gift can help us to live our lives according to the Lord's will which will bring us peace and joy. This I testify in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen
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