“President Marion G. Romney taught that the baptism of fire by the Holy Ghost ‘cleanses, heals, and purifies the soul. … Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, and water baptism are all preliminary and prerequisite to it, but [the baptism of fire] is the consummation’ [Learning for the Eternities, 133].
“Hence, as we are born again and strive to always have His Spirit to be with us, the Holy Ghost sanctifies and refines our souls as if by fire (see 2 Nephi 31:13–14, 17). Ultimately, we are to stand spotless before God” (Bednar, “Clean Hands and a Pure Heart,” 81).