My Best Advice: The Quest of a Lifetime
Posted in LDS Theology, Thoughts on Jan 18th, 2009
During that time and beyond, I began to feel the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. It was truly as Nephi said, “If ye will enter in by the way and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show you all things what ye should do.” (2 Ne 32:5.) I literally had it given to me, at the very moment, what should be said in difficult interpersonal relationships, or when approaching someone about the gospel. A power far, far beyond my own flowed into my life.
The flip side of that was that when I began to veer off the path, even slightly, I could immediately feel it. If my humility wasn’t quite right before the Lord, I would feel uncomfortable inside. If I persisted I could feel the Spirit begin to grieve and want to leave, taking the tremendous peace with him that he had brought to my life….