“By making and keeping temple covenants, we learn more about
the Lord’s purposes and receive a fulness of the Holy Ghost. We receive
direction for our lives. We mature in our discipleship so we do not remain
perpetual, unknowing children. Rather, we live with an eternal perspective and
are more motivated to serve God and others. We receive increased capacity to
fulfill our purposes in mortality. We are protected from evil, and we gain
greater power to resist temptation and to repent when we stumble. When we
falter, the memory of our covenants with God helps us return to the path. By
connecting to God’s power, we become able to go against the flow of the world,
throughout our lives and into the eternities. Keeping covenants made in
baptismal fonts and in temples also provides us with strength to withstand
mortality’s trials and heartaches. The doctrine associated with these covenants
eases our way and provides hope, comfort, and peace.” – Elder Dale G. Renlund
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