This Sunday marks the Day of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter. This day commemorates the descending of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ. While not formally celebrated by the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this event is significant in our understanding of the third member of the Godhead and in the powerful connection to our...

Acts 2 records Peter’s words to the gathered multitude on the day of Pentecost. After testifying that “God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ” ( v. 36 ), the people he was addressing “were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Peter’s response to the crowd will probably sound familiar...