What role does the Holy Ghost play in teaching the gospel?

Jesus promised to his disciples a marvelous gift of comfort and of knowledge: "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me" (John 15:26). As latter-day disciples of the Savior, we have the same promise.

When we teach, the Holy Ghost testifies both to us and to the hearer that what we teach is true. As teachers, our job is more than simply imparting information. Knowing the truth does not help anyone if he does not believe it. Satan knows the truth, but he rejects it in favor of his own agenda.

When we teach, we must be as concerned about how the learner feels as we are about what he knows. The Holy Ghost most often works at the feeling level. When we speak the truth, the Holy Ghost testifies to the receptive learner. He convinces him of the truth. When the learner feels that convincing witness of the Spirit in his heart, he is on the road to conversion.