“How we live may be the best, most genuine form of worship.
Showing our devotion means emulating the Father and the Son—cultivating Their
attributes and character in ourselves. If imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery, then we might say with respect to Deity, emulation is the sincerest
form of veneration. This suggests an active, sustained effort on our part to
seek holiness. But becoming more Christlike is also the natural outcome of our
acts of worship. True worship is transformative. This is the beauty of the
covenant path—the path of worship, love, and loyalty to God. We enter this path
by baptism, pledging to take upon us the name of Christ and to keep His
commandments. We receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, the messenger of the
Savior’s grace that redeems and cleanses us from sin as we repent. We could
even say in repenting we are worshipping Him.” – Elder D. Todd Christofferson
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