Recognizing the Spirit
A calm feeling that helps you know something is right. (D&C 6:23)
What is peace?
Talking with Heavenly Father daily through this invites the Spirit. (3 Nephi 18:20)
What is prayer?
Doing this causes the Spirit to withdraw. (Helaman 4:24)
What is sin?
Helping others when you feel you should is an example of this. (Mosiah 2:17)
What is serving others?
This gift helps someone believe what others testify is true. (D&C 46:14)
What is the gift of belief?
A warm, uplifting feeling sometimes described as a “burning in the bosom.” (D&C 9:8)
What is a spiritual confirmation?
Listening to or singing these can bring the Spirit into your heart. (Colossians 3:16)
What are hymns?
This kind of arguing or anger drives away the Spirit. (3 Nephi 11:29)
What is contention?
Fixing mistakes and turning back to God after a prompting to change. (D&C 58:42–43)
What is repentance?
This gift helps someone know truth through the Holy Ghost. (D&C 46:13)
What is the gift of knowing?
Feelings like love, joy, and kindness are called these in the scriptures. (Galatians 5:22–23)
What are the fruits of the Spirit?
Reading and thinking about God’s word in these invites guidance. (2 Timothy 3:15)
What are the scriptures?
Putting off spiritual things or ignoring promptings can lead to this. (Alma 34:33)
What is losing the Spirit (or becoming spiritually unprepared)?
The Spirit may warn you so you can avoid this. (2 Nephi 1:6)
What is danger?
This gift helps you comfort and care for others. (Moroni 7:45)
What is charity?
The Spirit often communicates in this quiet way, not loudly or forcefully. (1 Kings 19:12)
What is a still, small voice?
When we obey these, we are promised we can always have His Spirit with us. (D&C 20:77)
What are the commandments?
Choosing darkness instead of light causes this to leave us. (D&C 93:39)
What is the Spirit (or light of Christ)?
Trusting the Spirit to guide your actions, even step by step. (2 Nephi 32:5)
What is following the Spirit?
This gift allows people to speak or understand different languages. (D&C 46:24)
What is the gift of tongues?
This is what the Spirit encourages us to do, according to Moroni. (Moroni 7:13)
What is do good (or follow Christ)?
This weekly ordinance renews promises and helps us keep the Spirit with us. (D&C 20:77)
What is the sacrament?
Repeatedly rejecting truth can lead to this condition of the heart. (Alma 12:10–11)
What is a hardened heart?
Moving forward with faith even when you don’t know everything yet. (1 Nephi 4:6)
What is acting in faith?
This gift helps someone tell the difference between truth and error. (D&C 46:23)
What is the gift of discernment?