Spiritual Gifts

My mother-in-law can sense the presence of angels.  She has a pure sensitivity to those on the other side.

Sometimes it makes me jealous.

But, I have come to realize that her gift is not my gift, and that is okay.

I feel that my gift is to testify of truth.  That is, in part, why I started writing this blog.

In the Book of Mormon, the very last chapter contains some beautiful writings  (if you were to close a long letter to your posterity, what words would you include in closing?).  We learn a little bit about spiritual gifts:


Moroni 10:

8 And again, I exhort you, my brethren, that ye deny not the gifts of God, for they are many; and they come from the same God. And there are different ways that these gifts are administered; but it is the same God who worketh all in all; and they are given by the manifestations of the Spirit of God unto men, to profit them.

9 For behold, to one is given by the Spirit of God, that he may teach the word of wisdom;

10 And to another, that he may teach the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

11 And to another, exceedingly great faith; and to another, the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

12 And again, to another, that he may work mighty miracles;

13 And again, to another, that he may prophesy concerning all things;

14 And again, to another, the beholding of angels and ministering spirits;

15 And again, to another, all kinds of tongues;

16 And again, to another, the interpretation of languages and of divers kinds of tongues.

17 And all these gifts come by the Spirit of Christ; and they come unto every man severally, according as he will.

18 And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that every good gift cometh of Christ.


I hope we can all use the gifts the Lord has given us to bless the world.