KNOW THE HOLY GHOST- Witness

I was fortunate, after significant diligence, to Know the Holy Ghost.  Amongst  what I learned, was who the Holy Ghost is, his role and our relation to ourselves. I know that it speaks as one man to another in Our own language.

I found it is important for us to know who the Holy Ghost is. One of the basic mysteries is to know the third member of the godhead-- the Holy Ghost.  
His partnership with the Father and the Savior is highly important and naturally so is ours.

The night this happened I was pondering, studying at length and putting notes together as to my understanding of certain principles and patterns--In particular, the process of knowing the voice of God so that I might always have it and know His will. I felt it was the only way to get to know Christ and be assured of his will.  Specifically I was studying the correlation between the Kingdom of heaven being within us, us being a temple, us becoming a little child, and our relationship with the Savior and the Father, and ourselves sacrificing as a savior role.  Like a bolt, a voice came to my soul declaring things that had never entered my heart or mind previously. I opened myself up to prayer, entered the doorway of the temple within me, a holy of holies, and conversed with the Holy Ghost.

It was impressed upon me the importance of The Holy Ghost, and its relation to the Savior and yourself or your soul.  I am a witness of the Holy Ghost  and for  this reason only I am writing this. I have hopes to relay that there are great things to know and and important processes to learn how to know the Holy Ghost. I personally gained many things from this experience and a few of them I would like to express:

• -The Gap is so wide that we must have the Savior bridge the gap with His grace and mercy.  
• -Our Spirit is working in conjunction with the Father and the Son.
• -I viewed our Spirit was true and faithful to the Father in all things similar to the Savior before we entered this world respectively... or in other words we became innocent again.
• -I was amazed by this discovery but immediately comprehended a tremendous gap. The Savior lived perfectly and I had not, we all had not. All have lived so incredibly beneath the Savior and our spirit self. The gap which could be considered , our sin, or mishaps of missing the mark appears essentially equal to him from His vantage point.
• -I was and am still in awe of the understanding of how the Savior was able to live perfectly and we have strayed so far.
• -We descended for the purpose to overcome the carnal/mortal nature and raise it equal to our spirit. We are to look inside us to who we really are for the truth of all things. It is a huge self discovery process which requires faith and dedication to the needs of the spirit and not at all to the body. We are not to hate the body but love it into submission.
• -Seeing life through the eyes of the Holy Ghost makes everything ungodly beneath us… only good matters. Everything else is an illusion. Everything but (your) godliness is a deception.
• -We have a partnership with the Savior similar as the Savior has with the Father. This partnership we have with the Savior only is of value, if we serve others and bring them to know him. Of course, we must know him first and follow his next instruction or better said request.
• -We are the temple. We are to go to the temple to commune with Christ, the Spirit and even the Father. It is a spiritual temple with a holy of holy’s inside.
• -Worthiness was not why this happened to me. For I was am a sinner am amazed still a sinner. I was amazed because I was still a sinner in that moment. It was then presented to me that the purpose of sin and weakness is to get us to this point. Make us a little child to discover our true need and that our total existence is dependent on Christ.
• -There is a vast difference between the state of our Spirit and the state of our body due to the world and our natural man choices.
• -We are gods, in our true light, working through our probation with the ability to be like Him.
• -From this knowledge came a renewed love, intense and deep but not at all overwhelming. Also what I felt from this was a tremendous strength inside my existence… putting me in touch with my spirit. Wanting all to feel the same.
• -There is a more sure word of prophecy within our reach, that changes our being and vision which is powerful enough to give strength to overcome all things through Christ for salvation.
• -It is our role to live this life as Christ, choosing good, dispelling any illusions, constantly repenting so the Savior can merge the gap that is so wide. When we feel you haven't a need to repent we are wrong.
• -A great, great key is to knock and understand "need." Knocking is to be approached as an infant, completely void of ability. Mans natural mind is not close to being exactly right. Knowing that traditions fool is important so that our mind is willing to accept anything He says.
• -Also, Give up that you think you know something!

Below is the best description that I have found of what is within us (Separate & Distinct Attributes) Moses 6:61:
 Therefore it is given to abide in you;
-the record of heaven;
-the Comforter;
-the peaceable things of immortal glory;
-the truth of all things;
-that which quickeneth all things,
-which maketh alive all things;
-that which knoweth all things,
-and hath all power according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.


There are many scriptures and references that helped me which I’m happy to share if interested and upon request.
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Below is a frequent question and I wanted to publish it in hopes it could be beneficial for anyone here. @jared: I've seen you post several times about seeking for answers within yourself and realizing it isn't something external. I've been trying to do that when I pray but it's confusing to me. Does it help to imagine something specific? What advice can you give?

Hey Tom,
I can give suggestions but I think it comes down to your own experimenting with confidence that God is actually in there.  As you see (or should I say become aware) of the evidence your confidence becomes stronger.  It's very tricky, in my opinion, because It's not the voice or evidence that one is used to.  It requires you to become aware of spiritual senses instead of physical ones.

I really like Joseph's description "then the voice of inspiration STEALS ALONG and whispers".  "Steals along" is an interesting way to word it.  Something that steals along does so not noticeable almost without movement or sound.  You could say the moon steals along the sky. There is movement there however it takes very close attention to perceive it.
Notice in the below statement that it was only after being locked up and void of the "sweet voice" and his "heart contrite" that the voice becomes apparent.

"but those who have not been enclosed in the walls of prison without cause or provocation, can have but little idea how sweet the voice of a friend is; one token of friendship from any source whatever awakens and calls into action every sympathetic feeling . . . until finally all enmity, malice and hatred, and past differences, misunderstandings and mismanagement are slain victorious at the feet of hope; and when the heart is sufficiently contrite, *then the voice of inspiration steals along and whispers,* (History of the Church, 3:293)
In prayer or meditation I believe getting to a quiet spot within yourself where you can ponder w/ your mind and pay attention to what comes into your heart. I typically spend more time in prayer pondering in prayer before I pray for anything.  A lot of my prayer is receiving from Him instead of giving.  I believe it is important to find and pray in the Holy Ghost so as to direct a prayer.  Here is a post I wrote if helpful http://latterdaycommentary.com/2015/01/06/praying-in-the-holy-ghost/.  While you ponder in prayer go with where it takes you.  At times it might feel like you want to resist and discount it but  just go with it and see if spiritual eyes can be opened up.  Be open for anything.

The reality of us is that we are made up of a spirit and body.  This body or tabernacle is simply a vehicle for your true self.  I have found it possible to find and be in the spirit at any point of the day. I find it interesting to test my consciousness. "Minded" is another way of describing consciousness.  Here are two different types of consciousness: Remember, to be carnally-minded is death, and to be spiritually-minded is life eternal.1 Nephi 14:7Carnally minded vs spiritually- minded.  Carnal consciousness vs spiritual consciousness
Carnally minded I think is easy for us to identify with however, spiritual maybe not so much. Since we know what is carnally minded maybe find what is not that and you will find your spiritual mind.

The word "voice" can be deceiving- because of what we typically associate with "voice".  But he further clarifies here what his voice is.

"Behold, that which you hear is as the voice of one crying in the wilderness—in the wilderness, because you cannot see him—my voice, *because my voice is Spirit*; my Spirit is truth; truth abideth and hath no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.D&C 88:66"

His voice is spirit.

He is in there.  He is in you.  In that wilderness.  Knowing that fact will build the confidence to find Him.  Confidence is built as we find it, listen and finally we realize...Holy shiz.. you've been in there the entire time...

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