“We believe we are entitled to the gift of the Holy Ghost in extent according to the discretion and wisdom of God and our faithfulness; which gift brings all things to our remembrance, past, present, and to come, that are necessary for us to know, and as far as our minds are prepared to receive the knowledge of God revealed by that all-wise Agent. The Holy Ghost is God's minister, and is delegated to visit the sons and daughters of men. All intelligent beings pertaining to this earth are instructed from the same source.” KnowsMenMindBelieveEarthPastWiseSonSourceHolyDaughterAll ThingsIntelligentPreparedGhostAgentsMinistersEntitledRemembranceFaithfulnessDiscretionHoly GhostPast PresentKnowledge Of GodSon And Daughter Author:Brigham Young
“The Holy Ghost is the Spirit of the Lord, and issues forth from himself, and may properly be called God's minister to execute his will in immensity.” MaySpiritLordIssuesHolyGhostMinistersHoly GhostImmensity Book:Journal of Discourses Source: Journal of Discourses
“For not by art does the poet sing, but by power divine. Had he learned by rules of art, he would have known how to speak not of one theme only, but of all; and therefore God takes away the minds of poets, and uses them as his ministers, as he also uses diviners and holy prophets, in order that we who hear them may know them to be speaking not of themselves who utter these priceless words in a state of unconsciousness, but that God himself is the speaker, and that through them he is conversing with us.” KnowsMindMayDoeArtStatesUseOrderSpeakKnownDivinePoetHolyMinistersProphetThemeSpeakersPricelessUnconsciousnessHoly Prophet Author:Plato
“Our faith is concentrated in the Son of God, and through him in the Father; and the Holy Ghost is their minister to bring truths to our remembrance, to reveal new truths to us, and teach, guide, and direct the course of every mind, until we become perfected and prepared to go home, where we can see and converse with our Father in Heaven.” MindHomeCoursesFatherHeavenTeachSonHolyDirectPreparedGuidesGhostMinistersRemembranceOur FatherHoly GhostConversesFather In Heaven Book:Journal of Discourses Source: Journal of Discourses
“He who prohibited the making of a graven image would never himself have made an image in the likeness of holy things [i.e., by creating an image of them here on earth]. Nor is there at all any composite thing or creature endowed with sensation [made by God here on earth] like those in heaven. But the face is a symbol of the rational soul, the wings are the lofty ministers and energies of powers right and left, and the voice is delightful glory in endless contemplation.” MadeSoulEarthFacesEnergyLeftHeavenVoiceReligiousHolyCreaturesCreatingGloryWingsEndlessRationalSymbolsMinistersContemplationSensationsDelightfulLoftyComposites Author:Clement of Alexandria