Word of God Pierces the Soul of Man

Hebrews 4:12-13; The Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit, a spirit being, and when he speaks to the spirit within man, knowledge and truth are conveyed with absolute surety. These whisperings of the Spirit are called the still small voice as is shown by the experience of Elijah on Mount Horeb. When that Prophet sought instructions from the Lord, "behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." (1 Kings 19:11-12.) Then by the whisperings of the Spirit Elijah learned what the Lord wanted him to do. That these spiritual impressions can sink into the heart with a power transcending anything earthly is shown from Joseph Smith's statement: "Thus saith the still small voice, which whispereth through and pierceth all things, and often times it maketh my bones to quake while it maketh manifest." (D&C 85:6.)

Hebrews 4:12; 12. This same language is used by the Lord in latter-day revelation (D&C 11:2; D&C 33:1.)

Hebrews 4:12; Discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart] "There is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart." (D&C 6:16.)

Hebrews 4:13; 13. All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him] In effect there is an all-seeing eye. God sees and knows all things.