22 gospel principles - gifts of the spirit

Chapter 22: “The Gifts of the Spirit,” Gospel Principles, (2009),125–32

The Gifts of the Spirit

Spiritual Gifts:

Benefit the children of God

Help us know and teach the truths of the

gospel

Help us bless others

Guide us back to our Heavenly

Father

Elder Alonzo A. Hinckley was a missionary in

Holland who received a remarkable

experience……The Gift

of Tongue

s

President David O. McKay had a great desire to speak to the Saints in New Zealand without an interpreter and prayed for …

…TheGift

ofInterpretati

on of

Tongues

Joseph Smith had TheGiftof

Translation

when he translated

the Book of

Mormon.

Seek not for riches but for

The Gift of

Wisdom, and behold,

the mysteries of God shall be unfolded

unto you.

TheGiftof

Knowledge

of God and His laws is revealed by the

Holy Ghost.

Some people are given a special ability to explain and testify of the truths of the gospel with…

TheGift

of TeachingWisdo

m and

Knowledge

Prophets and Apostles have been called as

special witnesses of Jesus Christ. Others are also

given The Gift of

Knowing That Jesus Christ Is the Son of

God.

By the power of the Holy Ghostwe may know the truth of all things and

receive The Gift of Believing the Testimony of

Others.

Those who

receive true

revelations about

the past, present, or future

have The Gift

of Prophec

y.

The Gift

of Healing

The Lord has blessed His people many times With The Gift of Working Miracles.

The brother of Jared hadThe Gift of

Faith, which was so great that the

Savior appeared to

him.

Moroni lists the Gifts of the Spiritthat we can seek.

We can discern between the true

Gifts of the Spirit

and Satan’s imitations.

They sorrowed in their hearts, for they durst not speak unto him the thing which they desired.

It was forbidden them that

they should utter the

things which they saw

and heard;… and if they shall pray unto the

Father in the name of

Jesus they can show

themselves unto

whatsoever man it

seemeth them good.

I Know that My Redeemer Lives; that He is Jesus Christ, the Son of God.