Here is a talk that I have used when I have spoken at Stake Baptisms for 8 year olds. [Address person being baptized] Do you know that you are just about to participate in your very first saving ordinance and make your very first official promise to Heavenly Father? Today when you are baptized you will promise Heavenly Father that you will do your best to remember and follow Jesus and keep all of His commandments. Our Heavenly Father loves us so much that whenever we make a promise to Him, He makes a promise right back to us. Today Heavenly Father also will make you a promise. He promises you that He will forgive you if you make mistakes and do something wrong if you repent. He also promises that you can have the gift of the Holy Ghost with you and that you can obtain eternal life someday. When we make a promise to Heavenly Father and He makes one right back to us, those promises are called covenants. Heavenly Father never breaks His promises to us, and we need to try every single day never to break our promises to Him. Let’s go over once again what you will promise today: 1. To take upon you the name of Christ (D&C 18:21-25) 2. To bear one another’s burdens that they might be light (Mosiah 18:8) 3. To stand as a witness of God at all times, in all things, and in all places even until death. (Mosiah 18:9) 4. To obey the commandments of God and to serve him (Mosiah 18:10) God promises: 1. To accept you as a member of his Church 2. To forgive your sins if you repent 3. To give you the gift of the Holy Ghost 4. To bring you into the kingdom of God in heaven as you strive to be obedient Even though you are only eight years old you know how hard it is not to make mistakes, don’t you. Mistakes like not telling the whole truth, or being mean to someone and laughing about it. It is hard for everyone to choose the right every single minute of every single day. Heavenly Father knows that. So on this day He gives you another great gift - the gift of the Holy Ghost. Someone else will talk about this wonderful gift after you are baptized. The Holy Ghost will help you choose the right. Jesus also needed to be baptized. Even though Jesus had never sinned, he still needed to be baptized so that He could be a good example to others. [Show the picture of Jesus and John the Baptist] Every Sunday you have a chance to remember the covenant you made this day. That is what people do when they bow their heads during the Sacrament. You can remember the promises that you made to Heavenly Father and the promises He made to you. You can think about what kind of person you were during the week between Sundays and if you have been honest, kind, obedient and loving. You can also make a decision on how to do better the next week. But most importantly you can remember that Jesus died and was resurrected that we all might live again some day. And that He suffered in Gethesmane to atone for our sins and understand exactly what we experience and be there as a true friend to support us. Remember that this is the first day of the rest of your life. It is my prayer that you will always remember the promises you'll make to Heavenly Father and the promises He will make to you.
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This is the talk I gave at a recent baptism on the Holy Ghost. I get to talk about the gift that you are about to receive. It is a v...
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Update May 2015: Hello Friends! Thanks for visiting my blog and your interest in this Holy Ghost talk. I've had this talk up for almost 5 years and it's still my most visited blog post- thanks! I've been offering the pdf for free, which was fine when I got 2-3 email requests a week, but lately it's been like 80 requests a week and I can barely keep up! To help make up for my time, I'm going to start selling the pdf file for $1.50. Feel free to use my idea or make your own traffic light, but if you would like my 4 page pdf file, jump to my Etsy shop to buy the instant download. Thanks!! Instant PDF Download CLICK HERE I serve in the children's primary organization at church, and I created this talk for baptisms. I always end up speaking at several baptisms a year, and I've loved using this concept. The Holy Ghost is like a traffic light, it gives us signals to listen and obey. Sometimes the Holy Ghost gives us a red (or stop) message, a green light to go, or a yellow light to be careful and slow down. And for Missy - who had the great idea of her children coloring in the red, yellow and green circles on the bookmarks. Great idea Missy!! .
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For our Family Home Evenings lately we've been going through the gospel essentials book to help our daughter be ready for baptism. This past Sunday, the lesson was on the gift of the Holy Ghost, and I pulled out a talk I had given at my nephew's baptism last April. I had a box full of items to help remind us of things pertaining to the Holy Ghost and had the boys being baptized come up and pull something out of the box. Then we would talk about what it represented and I had a scripture or quote prepared for each object, or I would share a personal experience. It also worked well with my little kids for our Family Home Evening lesson, since they had to sit still in order to have a turn pulling something out of the box. This is more of an outline to help me than a word for word talk, but I thought I would share, so here it is: There are many wonderful gifts we might receive in this life, but President Wilford Woodruff taught that there is one that is more precious than all the rest. President Woodruff said, “You may have the administration of angels, you may see many miracles; … but I claim that the gift of the Holy Ghost is the greatest gift that can be bestowed upon man.” stop sign - “This voice of the Spirit speaks gently, prompting you what to do or what to say, or it may caution or warn you.” Pres. Boyd K. Packer “It can function as a source of revelation to warn us of impending danger and also help keep us from making mistakes.” Pres. James E. Faust blanket - “But 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.” John 14:26 invitation - “We need to live worthy of the continued companionship of the Holy Ghost and have the courage to follow the promptings that come into our lives” Elder L. TomPerry maze - “For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do” 2 Nephi 32:5 book of mormon - “And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.” Moroni 10:5 ear - “Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.” D&C 8:2 candle - “Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall enlighten your mind, which shall fill your soul with joy;” D&C 11:13 heart - “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,” Galations 5:22 President Ezra Taft Benson gave this important counsel: “Pray to Heavenly Father to bless you with His Spirit at all times. … The Holy Ghost is … a gift from Heavenly Father. … He whispers to you in a still, small voice to do right. When you do good, you feel good, and that is the Holy Ghost speaking to you. The Holy Ghost is a wonderful companion. He is always there to help you.”
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Teach kids about the importance of the Holy Ghost with these 9 fun props! A great family Home Evening activity or for a talk at a baptism!
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Are you teaching kids about baptism in a way they can understand? Baptism is a huge milestone in the Christian Walk. This will help you teach your kids.
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Baptisms are joyous occasions, and it can be hard to find the right words. Here are the best baptism card messages, addressed to the parents, to the child, and further down to an adult getting
About half a year ago, I had the privilege of giving a talk on the Holy Ghost after a new member baptism. In thinking about how I wo...
