Holy Ghost
Will Give Us Sudden Strokes of Ideas That Will Guide Us
Joseph Smith
The Spirit
of Revelation is in connection with these blessings. A person may
profit by noticing the first intimation of the spirit of revelation;
for instance, when you feel pure intelligence flowing into you, it may
give you sudden strokes of ideas, so that by noticing it, you may find
it fulfilled the same day or soon; (i.e.,) those things that were
presented unto your minds by the Spirit of God, will come to pass; and
thus by learning the Spirit of God and understanding it, you may grow
into the principle of revelation, until you become perfect in Christ
Jesus. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.151)
Ezra Taft Benson
Brothers
and sisters and friends, learn this principle. The Lord will increase
our knowledge, wisdom, and capacity to obey when we obey His
fundamental laws. This is what the Prophet Joseph Smith meant when he
said we could have "sudden strokes of ideas" which come into our minds
as "pure intelligence." (See Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith,
sel. Joseph Fielding Smith, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1938, p.
151.) This is revelation. We must learn to rely on the Holy Ghost so we
can use it to guide our lives and the lives of those for whom we have
responsibility. ("A Principle with a Promise," Ensign, May
1983, p. 54)
Boyd K. Packer
The Lord
has a way of pouring pure intelligence into our minds to prompt us, to
guide us, to teach us, to warn us. You can know the things you need to
know instantly! Learn to receive inspiration. ("Prayers and Answers," Ensign,
Nov. 1979, p. 20)