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Joseph Smith, “the Spirit of the Lord … will whisper peace and joy to [your] souls; it will take malice, hatred, strife and all evil from [your] hearts; and [your] whole desire will be to do good, bring forth righteousness and build up the kingdom of God” Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1846-1847, comp. Elden J. Watson [1971], 529  Question: Is this something that WE do or that the Spirit does TO us?

JST John 16 They shall put you out of the synagogues; yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth; for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will show you things to come. 

Gifts of the Spirit Observation: Scripturally, most dramatic manifestations, such as the “Burning in the Bosom”, appear to occur those without the Gift of the Holy Ghost…. Light of Christ Spiritual Manifestation Gift Of the Holy Ghost The Second Comforter Parley P. Pratt: "The gift of the Holy Ghost...quickens all the intellectual faculties, increases, enlarges, expands and purifies all the natural passions and affections; and adapts them, by the gift of wisdom, to their lawful use. It inspires, develops, cultivates and matures all the fine-toned sympathies, joys, tastes, kindred feelings and affections of our nature. It inspires virtue, kindness, goodness, tenderness, gentleness and charity. It develops beauty of person, form and features. It tends to health, vigor, animation and social feeling. It invigorates all the faculties of the physical and intellectual man. It strengthens, and gives tone to the nerves. In short, it is, as it were, marrow to the bone, joy to the heart, light to the eyes, music to the ears, and life to the whole being." (Key to the Science of Theology, pp100-101) Elder Oaks: Manifestations of the Holy Ghost are given to lead sincere seekers to gospel truths that will persuade them to repentance and baptism. The gift of the Holy Ghost is more comprehensive. A newly baptized member told me what she felt when she received that gift. This was a faithful Christian woman who had spent her life in service to others. She knew and loved the Lord, and she had felt the manifestations of His Spirit. When she received the added light of the restored gospel, she was baptized and the elders placed their hands upon her head and gave her the gift of the Holy Ghost. She recalled, ‘I felt the influence of the Holy Ghost settle upon me with greater intensity than I had ever felt before. He was like an old friend who had guided me in the past but now had come to stay’ ” (Ensign, Nov. 1996, 60).

David O. McKay [The Intercessory Prayer in John 17 is] one of the most glorious prayers—I suppose the greatest prayer—ever uttered in this world, not excepting the lord's Prayer. This was Christ's prayer uttered just before he entered the Garden of Gethsemane on the night of his betrayal. It must have been impressive for John to remember so much of it and to write it word for word, as he has here. The occasion itself would be impressive to John, and undoubtedly as they knelt there in that upper room before they went through that beautiful gate into Gethsemane, the garden of olives at the base of the Mount of Olives, he noted particularly the plea of the Savior. I know of no more important chapter in the Bible. CR, Oct 1967, p5

Why? And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

Elder Bruce R. McConkie "To know God in that full sense which will enable us to gain eternal salvation means that we must know what he knows, enjoy what he enjoys, experience what he experiences. In New Testament language, we must 'be like him.' But before we can become like him, we must obey those laws that will enable us to acquire the character, perfections, and attributes that he possesses." (CR, Apr 1966, p79)

John 17 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. one At ment

John 17 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it; that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

Elder Eyring I learned something about the connection of faith, authority, and scholarship one night not long ago. I was in Hartford, Connecticut. I had come for a stake conference. It was scheduled in such a way that we stopped our conference meetings in the late afternoon and sat in the back of a darkened chapel to watch the Young Women satellite broadcast from Salt Lake City. The room was half-filled with teenage girls who had gathered from across that far-flung stake to be together and to be taught…. Near the end, Elder Dallin H. Oaks stood to speak. You won't understand my emotion now unless you can imagine what it's like to be presiding as a General Authority in a stake conference, trying with all your energy and faith to have the mantle of your call give you power beyond your own, and then to see the mantle of an Apostle on Elder Oaks. I knew I was hearing the Lord's message to me as Elder Oaks began with the words: "The first principle of the gospel is not faith. The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ." In that moment I felt at least a double surrender. I felt a surrender to the office of an Apostle. I knew I was not hearing the words of a former university president or of a Supreme Court justice or even of a brilliant man. I did not so much see the man I have known well; rather, I heard the voice of his office, a voice of authority. And because I felt and knew the words were true, I felt another surrender of my independence. I felt myself surrender to the authority of Jesus Christ. I felt myself want to know what He would have me do.