Make and Keep Sacred Covenants
D&C 25:13 Wherefore, lift up thy heart and rejoice, and cleave unto the covenants which thou hast made.
Think of how many billions of people have lived on the earth.
The Lord has never broken His covenants with one of them!
He has never withheld the promised blessings from one person
who has been true to his covenants. What are the chances that
you or I would be the first He withheld promises from?
It will never happen. If we keep our covenants then the promises are
sure.
There are promises associated with each covenant the Lord has
given to us.
We can listen carefully for the promises. If you have been
through the
temple you can participate again and again n the different
ordinances performed
there and listen carefully to the promises given as part of
the covenants.
Thinking of those marvelous blessings is almost overwhelming.
They can be ours. They
will be ours if we keep our covenants.
There is no gamble here; it is sure.
“A covenant made with God is not restrictive, but protective…
Covenants do not hold us down; they elevate us beyond the
limits
of our own power and perspective" Russell M Nelson
Elder Boyd K. Packer taught: "Ordinances and covenants
become our
credentials for admission into His presence. To worthily
receive them is
the quest of a lifetime; to keep them thereafter is the
challenge of mortality"
When we make covenants with God, we express our desire to
serve Him,
and our willingness to obey all that is asked of us. In
return, God promises
us many wonderful blessings. We must make and keep covenants
in order
to progress toward eternal life.
Elder Neal A. Maxwell said, "If we will keep our covenants, the covenants will keep us spiritually safe"
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