Example: After Mary's baptism she received
the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands.
Related Resources:
Gift
of the Holy Ghost? Doctrine and Covenants 130:23
Definition:
A gift to have the constant companionship of the
Holy Ghost when one is worthy. It is received after baptism by immersion by
a holder of the priesthood and by the laying on of hands.
Related Terms
• Baptism
by Immersion
• Holy
Ghost
• Priesthood
Learn more about the Gift
of the Holy Ghost from part four of "the Holy Ghost" article.
"A man may receive the Holy Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not
tarry with him."
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