Introduction and Acts Ch. 2

Welcome to my new blog! I am a college student at Brigham Young University, studying Mechanical Engineering, and I am currently enrolled in a New Testaments class. As part of the class, our professor has asked us to post on a personal blog about things we discuss in class each week. As I did not have a blog, I have now opened this one. Not the worst reason to have a blog, in my opinion. If anyone is reading this, I want you to know that I have a deep faith in our Savior, Jesus Christ, and I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. If anyone has questions about my faith or its history, feel free to comment on here, and I will be glad to talk to you about it!

Today, the prompt is on Acts Ch 2, the day of Pentecost. On this day, the saints and apostles were gathered together in Jerusalem, 50 days after the accession of Christ into heaven after his resurrection. They had been asked to wait in Jerusalem to receive power from on high. On this day, they received it. This is when the saints recieved the Holy Ghost, which is one of the most important days in the history of the Church. The Holy Ghost is a member of the God Head, which is lead by God the Father, with Christ on his right side and the Holy Ghost on his left. It is through the Holy Ghost that we receive a witness of the truth of the Gospel, that gives us a testimony. It is this confirming witness that strengthened the early saints and Apostles to be able to withstand the trials to come and to teach others with the power of God. They started doing so immediately, teaching the visiting Jews who had come to the city on this important holiday. Through the power of the Holy Ghost, they talked to the foreigners in their own languages. Many were converted.