“High Priesthood - Sanctified”

Ed J. Pinegar, Richard J. Allen

What is meant by sanctification? Sanctification is a process of purification before God. We are sanctified when we are actually purified through the atoning blood of Christ and made innocent and holy. Through the grace of God, we can become sanctified in Christ, made clean and pure by the power of the Holy Ghost (see 3 Nephi 27:19–20; Alma 5:54; Moroni 10:32–33). This sanctification comes through the Atonement of Christ as we receive the principles and ordinances of His gospel and yield our hearts to God (Helaman 3:35). Sanctification is more than just doing: it is a “becoming” within our soul—a mighty change, a heart yielding to the enticings of the Spirit and to God (see Mosiah 3:19). Then we, being sanctified, are prepared, made holy, consecrated, and set apart for sacred service. Let us therefore seek to become clean and pure by the power of the Holy Ghost.

Commentaries and Insights on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 1

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