A covenants is a promise we will live, think, and act in the way of Christ- Holland
Strive for the attitude, "I'll go where you want me to go, I'll do what you want me to do,"
Why keep covenants?
1. Covenant keeping strengthens, powers, and protects. We all have burdens to bear. Bearing another's burden is keeping your covenants.
Engrave your promises upon your heart.
Do we realize our vital role in salvation as we teach our children? Keeping covenants gives us the power to do this.
2. Keeping covenants is essential for true happiness.
Covenant keepers are commandment keepers. Ordinances and covenants are spiritual milestones. God always keeps his promises.
3. Demonstrates our love for Heavenly Father.
Do we keep our covenants with a deep love? Christ did it because His love for His Father and us. For God so LOVED the world that he gave us his beloved son. Covenant keeping is one way to express our love for the atonement and our savior.
We need a regular manifestation of Christ in our daily lives.
Carole M. Stephens General Relief Society First Counselor
Serve the Lord by serving others your whole life. We keep covenants everyday as we are kind, show love, and help each other every day.
Love and serving in small ways is an active participation in salvation. We have made sacred covenants. We can work together to help each other press forward on the straight and narrow path.
The Lord keeps a perfect record of your saving work. We have the opportunity to be instruments in His hands.
Linda S. Reeves General Relief Society Second Counselor
We feel the love of the Savior most when we repent.
Do we recognize the ability of the savior to cleanse us every week?
The Lord allows us to be tried and tested. He doesn't leave us alone, but stands with open arms, asking us to come to Him.
Nothings happens to us is a surprise to the lord. He is eager to help us and ease our pain. The trials we experience may be the things that lead us to Him.
Come to the temple and claim your blessings.
Seek the spirit when we are being critical of ourselves. Is this what the Lord wants us to think about ourselves or Satan? The Lord wants to lift us up.
The Lord only cares about how well we have kept our covenants and tried to be like Him.
President Monson
How can I keep sights set on celestial as I navigate through telestial? Remember prayer. Prayer is an anchor to Christ. God will speak peace to the soul. This is life's greatest blessing.
Amazing power and strength is available to us through prayer. Christ will be there for us to help if we but ask. Pray always and be believing and all things will work for us.
Pray isn't just for times of trouble. Pray always. Did you think to pray? As we read and ponder the scriptures the spirit will whisper to our souls. We gain a sure testimony of Christ and Heavenly Father. When combined with our prayers, we can know with a certainty that the gospel is true. Take time to turn to the scriptures for greater blessings and lessened burdens.
God's love is always there for us. Looking back you will realize He was always there beside you.
