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       From "True to the Faith"
   DIR By: RickBulow
       Date: October 5, 2023, 1:59 pm
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       A covenant is a sacred agreement between God and a person or
       group of people. God sets specific conditions, and He promises
       to bless us as we obey those conditions. When we choose not to
       keep covenants, we cannot receive the blessings, and in some
       instances we suffer a penalty as a consequence of our
       disobedience.
       All the saving ordinances of the priesthood are accompanied by
       covenants. For example, you made a covenant when you were
       baptized, and you renew that covenant each time you partake of
       the sacrament (see Mosiah 18:8–10; D&C 20:37, 77, 79). If you
       have received the Melchizedek Priesthood, you have entered into
       the oath and covenant of the priesthood (see D&C 84:33–44). The
       temple endowment and the sealing ordinance also include sacred
       covenants.
       Always remember and honor the covenants you make with the Lord.
       Then you will not need to be commanded in everything you do (see
       D&C 58:26–28). You will be inspired by the Holy Ghost, and
       Christlike conduct will be part of your nature. As the Lord has
       promised, you will “receive revelation upon revelation,
       knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries
       and peaceable things—that which bringeth joy, that which
       bringeth life eternal” (D&C 42:61). Your greatest hope should be
       to enjoy the sanctification that comes from this divine
       guidance; your greatest fear should be to forfeit these
       blessings.
       Additional references: Jeremiah 31:31–34; Mosiah 5; Moroni
       10:33; D&C 82:10; 97:8; 98:13–15
       See also Abrahamic Covenant; Baptism; Marriage; Ordinances;
       Priesthood; Sacrament; Temples
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