Covenants

1. "During times of distress, let your covenants be paramount and let your obedience be exact." -Elder D. Todd Christofferson (The Power of Covenants. April 2009 General Conference)


2. "Wishing to be more faithful to our covenants is good; actually being faithful to sacred covenants—including living a virtuous life, paying our tithes and offerings, keeping the Word of Wisdom, and serving those in need—is much better." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Of Regrets and Resolutions. October 2012 General Conference)


3. "What is the source of such moral and spiritual power, and how do we obtain it? The source is God. Our access to that power is through our covenants with Him." -Elder D. Todd Christofferson (The Power of Covenants. April 2009 General Conference)

4. "When you entered the waters of baptism, you made a promise to the Lord that you would “humble [yourselves] before God, … and witness before the church that [you] have truly repented of all [your] sins, and are willing to take upon [yourselves] the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by [your] works that [you] have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of [your] sins.” You were therefore bound by covenant to “a godly walk and conversation, … walking in holiness before the Lord.” -Elder M. Russell Ballard (Keeping Covenants. April 1993 General Conference)


5. "I testify that the sacrament gives us an opportunity to come to ourselves and experience “a mighty change” of heart—to remember who we are and what we most desire. As we renew the covenant to keep the commandments, we obtain the companionship of the Holy Ghost to lead us back into our Heavenly Father’s presence." -Elder Robert D. Hales (Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service. April 2012 General Conference)

6. "Now is the time to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, which means accepting His invitation to 'come, follow me' (Luke 18:22). This is the decision we made in our premortal lives. Now we must make it again here in mortality, every day, in every situation by taking the Savior's name upon us, remembering His atoning sacrifice, and keeping His commandments. This we covenanted to do when we were baptized, and we have the opportunity to renew those covenants each week as we partake of the sacrament." -Elder Robert D. Hales (To the Aaronic Priesthood: Preparing for the Decade of Decision. April 2007 General Conference)

7. "The fruit of keeping covenants is the companionship of the Holy Ghost and an increase in the power to love." -President Henry B. Eyring (Nov. 1996 Ensign Article)

8. "We need strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their example and their compassion, and who can consistently overcome temptations. We need strong Christians who can make important things happen by their faith and who can defend the truth of Jesus Christ against moral relativism and militant atheism. What is the source of such moral and spiritual power, and how do we obtain it? The source is God. Our access to that power is through our covenants with Him."  -Elder D. Todd Christofferson, (The Power of Covenants. April 2008 General Conference)

9. "Danger lurks when we divide ourselves with expressions such as "my private life," "my professional life," or even "my best behavior." Living life in separate compartments can lead to internal conflict and exhausting tension....Inner peace comes only as we maintain the integrity of truth in all aspects of our lives. When we covenant to follow the Lord and obey His commandments, we accept His standards in every thought, action, and deed." -Elder Russell M. Nelson, (Living by Scriptural Guidance. October 2000 General Conference)

10. "The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us for exaltation. It is important that we gain a sure knowledge that our preparation to enter the holy house and that our participation in these ceremonies and covenants are some of the most significant events we will experience in our mortal lives." - Elder Robert D. Hales (Blessings of the Temple. Ensign, Oct 2009)