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To Nicodemus the Pharisee, Jesus declared, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). The spiritual rebirth of which the Savior spoke involves both the ordinance of baptism (“born of water”) and the mighty change of heart that comes through the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost (“born of . . . the Spirit”) (John 3:5). Both are required for salvation. “Baptism by water is but half a baptism,” the Prophet Joseph Smith taught, “and is good for nothing without the other half—that is the baptism of the Holy Ghost.” Being born again is the spiritual transformation that results when we have actually received the Holy Ghost and experienced the remission of sins that accompanies it … Whether the transformation is sudden or a slow process of growth with almost imperceptible changes, being born again brings with it fruits that can be felt and discerned within our hearts and observed in our lives. The degree to which we experience these things is an indication of the degree to which we have experienced the “mighty change” of heart (Alma 5:14).— LDS Beliefs
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