Choice 1: Matthew 3:13–17. The Baptism of Jesus Christ

When it was written that John saw the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove it is to say that it came in the sign of a dove. Joseph Smith said " ‘The sign of the dove was instituted before the creation of the world, a witness for the Holy Ghost, and the devil cannot come in the sign of a dove. The Holy Ghost is a personage, and is in the form of a personage. It does not confine itself to the form of the dove, but in sign of the dove. The Holy Ghost cannot be transformed into a dove" It is a sign no the actual Holy Ghost.

• Why was John hesitant to baptize Jesus?- He felt that he was unworthy to baptized jesus. He thought that he had need to be baptized by Him.
• What is taught here about the Holy Ghost?- We know thought Joseph Smith that the dove is a token of truth and innocence. We learn that the Father will send the Holy Ghost to confirm truth as he did with the baptism of Jesus Christ.
• Jesus Christ said He must be baptized to “fulfill all righteousness.” List three reasons why Jesus Christ was baptized (see 2 Nephi 31:6–11).

1. He needed to be obedient to the commandments of Heavenly Father.
2. To teach us by example that we all need to be baptized.
3. To show us the path to return and live with Him again.

• What evidence is found in Matthew 3:16–17 that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three separate personages in the Godhead? - The Father was heard while the Son was in the water and the Holy Ghost was also present. All three where there. Therefore they could not all be the same being.