But what is the gift of the Holy Ghost which is conferred upon the repentant and baptized believer by the laying on of hands? To His apostles Jesus made this promise, "I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever; even the spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." Again, Jesus said to them, further explaining His promise, "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name. He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." And still continuing His instructions to these beloved disciples, Jesus said again, "Howbeit, when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come." Now, we have already learned what the Holy Ghost is. The Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead, and is a personage of spirit. But it appears that the special gift derived, through obedience, from the Holy Ghost is the gift of mental and spiritual insight--the gift of intelligence. The Comforter, said Jesus, is the Spirit of truth; it shall teach all things, and bring to remembrance {142} whatsoever has been heard; it shall guide into all truth, and speak only such things as it shall itself hear; it shall show things yet to come. To receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, is then to receive the gift of light, and truth, and intelligence. Of this gift of the Holy Ghost, the great Joseph Smith has said many important things. Among others we find recorded this: "The first Comforter or Holy Ghost has no other effect than pure intelligence. It is . . . powerful in expanding the mind, enlightening the understanding, and storing the intellect with present knowledge." In another place, is recorded the following: "We believe that the holy men of old spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, and that holy men in these days speak by the same principle; we believe in its being a comforter and a witness bearer, that it brings things past to our remembrance, leads us into all truth, and shows us of things to come; we believe that 'no man can know that Jesus is the Christ, but by the Holy Ghost.'" [Sidenote: The conditions and the source of intelligence.]