Keywords

Holy Ghost, Spirit, godhead, fruit of the Spirit

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Recognizing and following the influence of the Spirit is perhaps the most important skill we can develop in this life. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood and ambiguously explained. The primary mission of the Holy Ghost is not a momentary hug to comfort us or to tell us what to do by giving us thoughts. His work and glory is the same as that of our Heavenly Father and Savior: to bring to pass our salvation and exaltation, or in other words, to help us become as they are. Scriptures shows that prophets across millennia, geographies, cultures, and languages reference the same characteristics of Deity to describe their experiences with the Holy Ghost—namely, love, righteousness, knowledge, strength, and peace. The Holy Ghost imbues us with the characteristics of our God.