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So the Holy Ghost cannot dwell inside our spirits either.

Spirits do not pass through other spirits. . . . The Holy Ghost . . . does communicate with our spirits. This is done by an angel of the Lord who stands beside each of us.

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So the Holy Ghost cannot dwell inside our spirits either.

There may be a semantics issue here, with the definition of the word "dwell."

Because "the Holy Ghost . . . is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us" (D&C 130:22).

Also, one or more unclean spirits seem to be able to "dwell" in a person (e.g. Mosiah 3:6, Luke 11:24-26, Mark 5:8-13).

Also, "Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit" (1 John 4:13).

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Spirits do not pass through other spirits. . . . The Holy Ghost . . . does communicate with our spirits. This is done by an angel of the Lord who stands beside each of us.

To "stand beside" must be figurative.

Because if every righteous member has 1 or 2 angels beside them, and if spirits can't occupy the same space, this creates a challenge when a large number of righteous members are physically packed very close to each other. For example: a large earthquake at the Conference Center causing tens of thousands of people to become lumped together in a huge mass. A righteous member at the center of the mass of people would still need access to his or her angel(s) for guidance(?).

(I suppose that another way one can get around this is if one believes that angelic bodies are significantly smaller than physical mortal bodies, but I don't know of any scriptures that support this.)

Also, when we pray to "Heavenly Father" and get an answer, it's not really "Heavenly Father," but an angel next to us who heard and answered our prayer? Why are we taught to pray, "Our Father in Heaven?" Why not "My Personal Angel?"

My own belief is that Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers without the need for a middleman angel.

The medium by which Heavenly Father does so is mentioned in the following 2 quotes.

"To prepare men to receive revelation from the Holy Ghost, the Lord sends forth his Spirit--meaning the Light of Christ, the omnipresent Spirit" (Bruce R. McConkie, The Promised Messiah, 75).

"We also believe that God the Eternal Father is omnipresent. Now by that I might point out that since he is a personal being, he can be in only one place at one time; and yet from him emanates a divine substance or spirit which we term the Spirit of God, the Spirit of the Lord, or the Holy Spirit. That divine substance emanates from God to fill the immensity of space. It is through that divine spirit that he performs his great work. Also, it is through that divine Spirit that he is omnipresent" (Milton R. Hunter, Conference Report, October 1948, 17).

"Sons of God who exalt themselves to be Gods, even from before the foundation of the world" (Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 348).

" ... There is one revelation that this people are not generally acquainted with. I think it has never been published, but probably it will be in the Church History. It is given in questions and answers. The first question is, "WHAT IS THE NAME OF GOD IN THE PURE LANGUAGE?" THE ANSWER SAYS "AHMAN." "WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD?" ANSWER, "SON AHMAN-THE GREATEST OF ALL THE PARTS OF GOD EXCEPTING AHMAN." "WHAT IS THE NAME OF MEN?" "SONS AHMAN," IS THE ANSWER. "What is the name of angels in the pure language?" "Anglo-man." THIS REVELATION GOES ON TO SAY THAT SONS AHMAN ARE THE GREATEST OF ALL THE PARTS OF GOD EXCEPTING SON AHMAN AND AHMAN, and that Anglo-man are the greatest of all the parts of God excepting Sons Ahman, Son Ahman, and Ahman, showing that the angels are a little lower than man. What is the conclusion to be drawn from this? It is, that THESE INTELLIGENT BEINGS ARE ALL PARTS OF GOD, AND THAT THOSE WHO HAVE THE MOST OF THE PARTS OF GOD ARE THE GREATEST, OR NEXT TO GOD, AND THOSE WHO HAVE THE NEXT GREATEST PORTIONS OF THE PARTS OF GOD, ARE THE NEXT GREATEST, OR NEAREST TO THE FULNESS OF GOD; AND SO WE MIGHT GO ON TO TRACE THE SCALE OF INTELLIGENCES FROM THE HIGHEST TO THE LOWEST, tracing the parts and portions of God so far as we are made acquainted with them. HENCE WE SEE THAT WHEREVER A GREAT AMOUNT OF THIS INTELLIGENT SPIRIT EXISTS, THERE IS A GREAT AMOUNT OR PROPORTION OF GOD, WHICH MAY GROW AND INCREASE UNTIL THERE IS A FULNESS OF THIS SPIRIT, AND THEN THERE IS A FULNESS OF GOD." (Orson Pratt, 1855, Journal of Discourses Vol 2, page 340)

Were we angels in an 1st estate

"Sons of God who exalt themselves to be Gods, even from before the foundation of the world" (Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 348).

If there are more than one Hg, Holy Ghosts. Than how do we become this Ghost? Think of it is it just a title of an exaltation? . . . So its really our own spirit that becomes one ONLY after we have passed the test of a 2nd estate and raise our spirits to the level of progress to be termed "An Holy Ghost".

• The Holy Ghost in us represents the omnipresent Light of Christ (Spirit of the Gods), ranging in intensity from (to pick arbitrary numbers) close to 0% (son of perdition) to 100% or higher (God). Lectures on Faith 5:2 states that those who are exalted would "possess the same mind," which is the Holy Ghost (in its fullness of 100% or higher). But I think we still retain our individual personalities (see below).
• The Son in us represents our physical body. In my opinion, then, there will still be variability in the way our physical bodies appear to others.
• The Father in us represents our spirit body. In my opinion, then, there will still be variability in our personalities (favorite ice cream flavor, etc.).