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Aug 26, 2013 · Latter-day Saints believe that God the Father is Jesus’ father, not the Holy Ghost. The Church of Jesus Christ’s official website, lds.org, states: “Mary was Jesus’ only earthly parent because God the Father was Jesus’ father” [1, emphasis added].
Jul 13, 2020 · The additional scriptures available to Latter-day Saints confirm the biblical account that Mary was a virgin who possessed great physical and spiritual beauty, and that she was overshadowed by the Holy Ghost.
The Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead. He is a personage of spirit, without a body of flesh and bones. He is often referred to as the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of the Lord, or the Comforter. Roles of the Holy Ghost
Mary, his mother, ‘was carried away in the Spirit’ (1 Ne. 11:13-21), was ‘overshadowed’ by the Holy Ghost, and the conception which took place ‘by the power of the Holy Ghost’ resulted in the bringing forth of the literal and personal Son of God the Father.
Through the restored priesthood of God, we are baptized by immersion for the remission of our sins and then confirmed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this ordinance, we are given the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands of the holders of the priesthood.
The first Article of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reads: “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.” A year ago we spoke of God, the Eternal Father. Six months later our theme was Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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Aug 14, 2019 · Given the perfect unity between the three members of the Godhead, do we as Latter-day Saints worship the Holy Ghost? Is any facet of our worship directed specifically to the Spirit? He is the third member of the Godhead, the messenger and representative of the Father and Son, the one who bears witness of both.
