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(1/17/03)
"If we are offended and resentful, can we believe that He is bound to help us in
our tragedies and disappointments? This scripture does not tell us how or when
this commitment will be effective or realized, but His promise is real and
binding. Our challenge is to endure. There will always be testings and trials
along life's paths. Heartaches and tragedies need not defeat us if we remember
God's promise." — Marvin J. Ashton, "Be of
Good Cheer," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1987], p. 17
(1/18/03)
"'Mormonism' has taught me that God holds himself accountable to law even as
he expects us to do. He has set us the example in obedience to law. I know
that to say this would have been heresy a few decades ago. But we have the
divine word for it: 'I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when
ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.' (Doc. and Cov. 82:10.) He
operates by law and not by arbitrariness or caprice. He is no tyrant to be
propitiated and placated by honeyed words. He cannot be moved by wordy
oratory. He is not a judge sitting to be influenced by the specious pleas of
crafty advocates; and yet there is an eloquence that moves him; there is a
plea that influences him. The eloquence of prayer from a broken heart and a
contrite spirit prevails with him." —
James E. Talmage, "Conference Report," April 1930, p. 96
(1/19/03)
"Today we find ourselves surrounded by so much depression, despair, lack of
confidence, and loss of hope. I ask myself: for what purpose is all this
gloom? Consider with me for a moment the great blessings we have been
promised in a covenant with the Lord. He has entered into a binding and
solemn contract with each of us to give us all that he has, according to our
faithfulness. He has declared, 'I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say'
(D&C 82:10)." — L. Tom Perry, "Living
with Enthusiasm," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1996], p. 66-67
(1/20/03)
"Pay your tithes that you may be worthy of the Lord's blessings. I will not
promise that you will become wealthy. But I bear testimony that the Lord
does reward generously in one way or another those who keep His
commandments. And I assure you that no investment counselor to whom you may
go can promise you as the Lord has promised: 'I, the Lord, am bound when ye
do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.' (D&C
82:10.) The Lord honors His covenants." —
Gordon B. Hinckley, "Pillars of Truth," Ensign, January 1994, p. 7
(1/21/03)
"There is a rather common misunderstanding of the Lord's promise: 'I, the
Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have
no promise' (D&C 82:10). A young missionary may 'covenant' with the Lord to
arise each day an hour earlier in order to 'bind the Lord' to his goal of
baptizing a certain number of people each month. A retired couple may
'covenant' to go on a mission if the Lord will reclaim a wayward child.
Elderly members may promise to attend the temple each day if the Lord will
spare them of their physical frailties. Covenants with the Lord include our
willingness to obey His commandments, not ours, and our desire should be to
follow the Savior's example: 'Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience
by the things which he suffered' (Heb. 5:8). The attitude of 'not my will,
but thine, be done' (Luke 22:42) should govern our prayers and priesthood
blessings." — Spencer J. Condie, "Your
Agency, Handle with Care," [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1996], p. 67
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