“Everything you must know in order to have these great promises operative in your life is taught in great simplicity in the Fourth Article of Faith, that is: faith – repentance – baptism – and the gift of the Holy Ghost. These principles and ordinances form the cornerstone of all gospel truths, and all true teachings only amplify upon them. Everything you must know in order to realize these higher blessings of the gospel flow from the first principles, which means we must first fully understand and apply these beginning truths before the greater blessings become available.” John M. Pontius, Following the Light of Christ into His Presence, p. 11