“Take the Spirit for Your Guide,” For the Strength of Youth, Oct. 2023.
Last Word
Take the Spirit for Your Guide
Our Father in Heaven knew that in mortality we would face challenges, tribulation, and turmoil; He knew we would wrestle with questions, disappointments, temptations, and weaknesses. To give us mortal strength and divine guidance, He provided the Holy Spirit.
By divine assignment, the Spirit inspires, testifies, teaches, and prompts us to walk in the light of the Lord. We have the sacred responsibility to learn to recognize His influence in our lives and respond.
How do we do that?
First, we strive to live worthy of the Spirit.
Second, we must be willing to receive the Spirit.
Third, we must recognize the Spirit when it comes.
Fourth, we must act on the first prompting.
May we take seriously the Lord’s call to “be of good cheer, for I will lead you along” (Doctrine and Covenants 78:18). He leads us by the Holy Ghost. May we live close to the Spirit, acting quickly upon our first promptings, knowing they come from God. I bear witness of the power of the Holy Ghost to guide us, guard us, and ever be with us.