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Preface, 9
1. The Causation Factors Related to God's Power, 11
Nature, 11
Motor Programs, 12
"Higher Intelligence" and "Lower Intelligence" Creations by God, 13
Agency, 17
Miracles, 18
Combinations of Two or Three of the Above Factors, 19
2. The Smith Family's Crisis, 21
What, Specifically, Healed Harold?, 24
An Analogy, 25
3. The Name Of God's Power, 27
The Name of God's Power Is Faith, 27
The Power of God: Faith (in the Eternal Gospel Perspective) Brings About Miracles, 35
Belief Is Not Faith—It Has No Power, 36
Faith (In the Eternal Gospel Sense of the Word) Is the Power of God, 38
4. The Three Faces Of Faith, 41
Traditions, 41
Secular Faith, 42
Traditional Religious Faith from a Mortal Viewpoint, 43
Scriptures Which Are Not Easily Understood If Read with Incorrect Preconceptions, 48
Scriptures Which Intentionally Present Faith from the Traditional, Mortal, Perspective, 53
Scriptures and Other Writings Which Expound on and Exemplify Faith, 59
A Compilation of Canonized References to Faith, 60
Chapter Conclusion, 61
5. What God's Power Is, 64
Every Element Has Life Associated with It, 64
Heavenly Father Organized All of the Elements and Life Within His Realm, 68
All Life Is Endowed with Agency, 69
God Has the Allegiance of Most Life, and Therefore of Most Element, in a Telestial, Terrestrial, or Celestial State, 71
Jesus Christ Inherited, and Jointly Possesses, the Allegiance Due the Father, 79
Faith Defined, 80
Returning to the Smith Family Crisis, 81
6. How God's Power Is Obtained By Mortals, 82
Knowledge Precedes the Acquisition and Use of God's Power, 90
7. How God's Power Is Used by Mortals, 92
Direct Use—Using the Small Portion of God's Power Given to Each of Us, 93
Prayer—Asking Heavenly Father to Apply His Power, 106
Agent (Proxy) Authority Is Priesthood, 107
An Analogy Regarding the Various Ways God's Power Can Be Applied, 110
Again Answering the Questions Presented in Chapter Two, 112
8. Without Good Works, God's Power In The Custody Of Mortals Is Dead, 114
9. Spiritual Light Is Essential in Order for God's Power to Be Fruitful , 117
Distinguishing Spiritual Light from the Holy Ghost, 119
The Holy Ghost, 121
Spiritual Light, 122
Defining Spiritual Light, 123
The Relationship of Spiritual Light to Truth, and to Intelligence, 129
Each Person Determines the Amount of His Own Spiritual Light, 135
Some of the Quantums of Spiritual Light, 142
Outer Darkness: The Complete Absence of Spiritual Light, 142
Spiritual Light Alone, 143
Spiritual Light Combined with the Gifts of the Holy Ghost, 147
Spiritual Light Combined with the Companionship of the Holy Ghost, 148
Seer Stones, Along with a Calling as a Seer, 149
Spiritual Light so Strong that Christ's Presence Is Endurable, 151
Spiritual Light so Strong that God the Father's Presence Is Endurable, 152
A Person's Spiritual Light Nearly Always Benefits Others, 154
Maintaining and Strengthening Spiritual Light,156
Obedience to God's Commandments, 157
Focusing Oneself on the Gospel, 158
Service to God, 159
Self-Appraisal, 161
Communication from God Through Spiritual Light, 161
Let Your Light Shine, 164
Chapter Summary, 165
Returning to the Smith Family Crisis, 167
10. Other Wonderful Spiritual Attributes Which Are Not God's Power, 169
Confidence In God, 171
Belief in Truth, in God and in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, 175
Testimony, 182
Hope, 192
Trust in God, 193
General Distinctions Between God's Power [Faith] and Other Special Attributes, 197
11. Priesthood Authority, 200
Priesthood Authority Has Three Basic Purposes, 201
The Distinction Between "Outward" and "Inward" Ordinances, 202
An Inward Ordinance Differs from Prayer, 203
Worthiness as a Prerequisite, 205
Limitations on Priesthood Authority, 208
Direct (Rather than Priesthood/Proxy) Custody of Faith Is Not a Prerequisite, 213
Priesthood Keys, 214
The Ordinance of Healing, 217
Maximizing the Likelihood that a Priesthood Ordinance of Healing Will Be Fruitful, 221
12. Conclusion, 224
Charts
Faith: The Three "Faces" of Faith, 62
The Types of Scriptures which Address "Faith", 63
Lists
Definitions of Beliefs About God, 180
Statements on Testimony, 182
Appendices
Appendix One—This Author's Priesthood Line Of Authority, 227
Appendix Two—One Of This Author's Previous Lines Of Priesthood Keys, 228
Appendix Three—Dallin Oaks: Priesthood Blessings, 229
Appendix Four—A Compilation of Canonized References To Faith, 235
Appendix Five—A Compilation of Canonized References to Spiritual Light, 259
Index, 295
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