"There are three phases of the light of Christ that I want to mention.
-The first one is the light which enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world;
-The second phase is the gift of the Holy Ghost;
-And the third is the more sure word of prophecy."
The Light Which Enlighteneth
"For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil." (Moro. 7:16)
"This Spirit is, no doubt, the source of one's conscience, which Webster defines as a knowledge or feeling of right and wrong with a compulsion to do right."
The Gift Of The Holy Ghost
"The Holy Ghost is a person, a spirit, the third member of the Godhead. He is a messenger and a witness of the Father and the Son. He brings to men testimony, witness, and knowledge of God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the truths of the gospel. He vitalizes truth in the hearts and souls of men."
"The gift of the Holy Ghost confers upon one, as long as he is worthy of the right to receive light and truth."
The More Sure Word Of Prophecy
"the more sure word of prophecy" (D&C 131:5), which is obtained by making one's "calling and election sure" (2 Pet. 1:10), the Prophet Joseph said:
"After a person has faith in Christ, repents of his sins, and is baptize for the remission of his sins and receives the Holy Ghost, (by the laying on of hands) … then let him continue to humble himself before God, hungering and thirsting after righteousness, and living by every word of God, and the Lord will soon say unto him, Son, thou shalt be exalted. When the Lord has thoroughly proved him, and finds that the man is determined to serve Him at all hazards, then the man will find his calling and his election made sure, then it will be his privilege to receive the other Comforter, which the Lord hath promised the Saints, as is recorded in the testimony of St. John.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 150.)
"As I read the sacred records, I find recorded experiences of men in all dispensations who have had this more sure anchor to their souls, this peace in their hearts."
"I should think that all faithful Latter-day Saints 'would want that more sure word of prophecy, that they were sealed in the heavens and had the promise of eternal life in the heavens and had the promise of eternal life in the kingdom of God." (History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5:388.)
"And I bear further witness that every such person who, having come this far, will follow the Prophet's admonition to 'continue to humble himself before God, hungering and thirsting after righteousness, and living by every word of God' (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 150), may obtain the more sure word of prophecy."
Pres. Marion G. Romney
Ensign, May 1977
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