My son Dallin along with Jackson Pettit and Christine Kunzler were baptized and confirmed members of the Church yesterday. Preparing for and having this wonderful experience has me thinking about the Holy Ghost. The thought I am going to share today is from the book of John chapter 14. This is an account of Jesus teaching his disciples about the Holy Ghost and his comfort, John 14:15-27
15 ¶ If ye alove me, bkeep my ccommandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another aComforter, that he may babide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you acomfortless: I will bcome to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
21 He that hath my commandments, and akeepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be bloved of my Father, and I will love him, and will cmanifest myself to him.
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will alove him, and we will come unto him, and make our babode with him.
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
26 But the aComforter, which is the bHoly Ghost, whom the Father will send in my cname, he shall dteach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 aPeace I leave with you, my bpeace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be ctroubled, neither let it be afraid.
Let us focus on our love for Jesus. There are many distractions in life. Many of the things we are called on to do are difficult and challenging. Everyday we are called on to choose between the things of the world and the things of God. As those choices come before us, let us remember the Savior and that he has left us the Gift of The Holy Ghost which will lead us in the path we need to follow. Let us have the courage to point our feet in the direction they need to go and to take the next step. Even though we may not have the strength to make it a very big step, let us remember that when our steps lead toward God it is with his strength we step. He has not left us comfortless, we will find peace in him.
I share these things in the name of Jesus Christ; Amen.
