Covenants

A covenant is a two way promise. Throughout our lives we make many covenants to God. Some of the covenants we make happen when we are baptized and when we receive the Priesthood.

In D&C 20:37 it tells us of the covenants of Baptism when it says "are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins" In this verse it tells us the covenants we make at baptism, they being; Take upon them the name of christ, serve him until the end, manifest they have received a remission of their sins through the spirit of Christ.
If we covenant to do all of this the Lord covenants that we will be forgiven of our sins, and that his spirit will always be with us.

When a young man receives the priesthood Heavenly Father gives his Oath that we can have the power of the priesthood if we magnify our callings and strive keep the commandments.

I have learned through my own personal experiences that when we sin and fail to live up to our end of covenants we feel pain. The Holy Ghost is hard to hear and recognize, we can go into a downward spiral that is hard to get out of. Not only does this affect ourselves but it affects all of those we come into contact with especially our loved ones.

I hope that everyone can realize the importance of living up to all of the covenants we make with God. What we learn in Psalms 89:34 is reminds us that if we keep our end of the promise the Lord will to, it reads "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips."

Thanks for reading

Justin