2. As Essential as Water Baptism
MATT. 3:11; ACTS 1:5; DOC. AND COV. 39:6.—The baptism of the Holy Ghost completes the baptism of water.
JOHN 3:5.—A man must be "born of the Spirit."
3. Preparations for His Reception
ACTS 2:38; II NEPHI 31:12.—Faith, repentance, and baptism of water are required.
ACTS 19:1-6.—The baptism of water must be authorized.
ACTS 10:44-48.—The Holy Ghost falls on Cornelius and his company before they were baptized. This, the only exception to the general rule, was to show to Peter that the gospel was for the Gentiles, as well as for the Jews.
4. Manner of Bestowing
ACTS 8:17.—The apostles bestow the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands.
ACTS 19:6; II TIMOTHY 1:6.—Paul bestows the Holy Ghost by laying on of hands. Undoubtedly, Jesus did not depart from the general law governing the bestowal of the Holy Ghost, for