The sacred covenants and ordinances of the Savior’s restored gospel can be compared to the anchor pins and steel rods used to connect a building to bedrock. Every time we faithfully receive, review, remember, and renew sacred covenants, our spiritual anchors are secured ever more firmly and steadfastly to the “rock” of Jesus Christ. – […]
Exercising integrity in our choices is an outward expression of an inner commitment to follow the Savior Jesus Christ. – Jack N. Gerard, “Integrity: A Christlike Attribute,” Liahona (CR) May 2024
Dear brothers and sisters, those who gain genuine confidence in the covenants made in the house of the Lord through Jesus Christ possess one of the most powerful forces that we can access in this life. – Ulisses Soares, “Covenant Confidence through Jesus Christ,” Liahona (CR) May 2024
That is the Lord’s typical pattern, brothers and sisters. Rather than sending us a pillar of light, the Lord sends us a ray of light, and then another, and another. – Alexander Dushku, “Pillars and Rays,” Liahona (CR) May 2024
If you have not yet done so, I invite you to choose a deeper relationship with God by making covenants with Him in the house of the Lord. Study the talks of our prophet (including the beautiful teachings in the footnotes of his talks, which most conference talks have). He has spoken repeatedly about covenants […]
If we “ask not amiss,”4 there are no limits to when, where, or about what we should pray. According to the revelations, we are to “pray always.”5 We are to pray, Amulek said, for “those who are around you,”6 with the belief that the “fervent prayer of a righteous [people] availeth much.”7 Our prayers ought to be vocal when […]
Consider how your life would be different if priesthood keys had not been restored to the earth.14 Without priesthood keys, you could not be endowed with the power of God.15 Without priesthood keys, the Church could serve only as a significant teaching and humanitarian organization but not much more. Without priesthood keys, none of us would have access to […]
Reading the Savior’s teachings in the scriptures helps us transform our homes into sanctuaries of faith and centers of gospel learning.2 It invites the Spirit into our homes. The Holy Ghost fills our souls with joy3 and converts us into lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. – Mark L. Pace, “It Is Wisdom in the Lord That We […]
The Lord warned that in the last days, there would be distress among nations,4 people would “be lovers of their own selves,”5 “all things [would] be in commotion,”6 confusion would abound,7 and “men’s hearts [would] fail them.”8 We have certainly seen men’s and women’s hearts fail them: the enticements of the world, the distraction of alluring voices, the neglect of […]
Life is all about making choices. Our Father in Heaven gave us the divine gift of agency precisely so that we could learn from our choices—from the right ones and also from the wrong ones. We correct our wrong choices when we repent. This is where growth happens. Heavenly Father’s plan for all of us […]