📜 27 And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name; for behold, verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one.
📜 3 Nephi 11:27 offers a profound declaration:
> “...the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one.”
Let’s begin with the key word “one.”
What do you think it means for the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost to be “one”? Is it sameness of being, unity of purpose, or something else?
📒 Alma 11
📜 44 Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.
📒 3 Nephi 28
📜 10 And for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one;
📒 Mormon 7
📜 7 And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto him to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end.
📘 Doctrine and Covenants 20
📜 28 Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen.
🔑 Oneness of the Godhead: A Sacred Unity
Throughout the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are declared to be one Eternal God—not by fusion of identity, but by perfect unity in purpose, glory, and divine will.
- 📜 3 Nephi 11:27 — “The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one… I am in the Father, and the Father in me.”
- 📜 Alma 11:44 — All shall be restored and judged “before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God.”
- 📜 3 Nephi 28:10 — “Ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one.”
- 📜 Mormon 7:7 — The redeemed shall dwell “unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God.”
- 📘 Doctrine and Covenants 20:28 — “Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end.”
This oneness is not abstract—it is relational, covenantal, and restorative. It is the pattern into which we are baptized, the joy into which we are invited, and the judgment by which we are sanctified.
To be “one” with God is to be gathered into that eternal harmony—a unity of love, truth, and divine purpose.
Why do you think baptism is commanded to be done “in my name” right after this declaration of oneness?
📕 John 3
📜 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
🗝📜 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
📜 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
📜 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
🗝📜 23 ¶ And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
📒 Moroni 8
📜 25 And the first fruits of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh by faith unto the fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins;
📘 Doctrine and Covenants 13
An extract from Joseph Smith’s history recounting the ordination of the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic Priesthood near Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1829. The ordination was done by the hands of an angel who announced himself as John, the same that is called John the Baptist in the New Testament. The angel explained that he was acting under the direction of Peter, James, and John, the ancient Apostles, who held the keys of the higher priesthood, which was called the Priesthood of Melchizedek. The promise was given to Joseph and Oliver that in due time this higher priesthood would be conferred upon them. (See section 27:7–8, 12.) The keys and powers of the Aaronic Priesthood are set forth.
📜 1 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.
📚 Moses 6
📜 59 That by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory;
📚 Articles of Faith
📜 4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
💧 Closing Reflection: Baptism as Entry into Divine Oneness
Baptism is not merely symbolic—it is covenantal rebirth, a sacred ordinance that binds the soul to the name, power, and unity of the Godhead.
- 📜 John 3:5 — “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
- 📜 Moroni 8:25 — “The first fruits of repentance is baptism… unto the fulfilling the commandments… bringeth remission of sins.”
- 📘 Doctrine and Covenants 13:1 — Baptism by immersion is conferred “in the name of Messiah,” through priesthood keys that shall never be taken from the earth.
- 📚 Moses 6:59 — “Ye must be born again… of water, and of the Spirit… cleansed by blood… sanctified from all sin.”
- 📚 Articles of Faith 4 — Baptism stands as the third principle of the Gospel, following faith and repentance, and preceding the gift of the Holy Ghost.
🗝️ In 3 Nephi 11, Christ commands baptism “in my name” immediately after declaring the oneness of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. This is no coincidence. To be baptized in His name is to be grafted into divine unity, to be reborn not just into forgiveness—but into fellowship with the Eternal God.
Baptism is the threshold of oneness.
It is the womb of restoration, the seal of belonging, the entry into joy.
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