Covenant

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