Contributed by: Ann Scriptures
D&C
14:7
7 And, if you keep my
commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest
of all the gifts of God.
D&C 131:1-4
1 In the celestial
glory there are three heavens or degrees;
2 And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into
this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage];
3 And if he does not, he cannot obtain it.
4 He may enter into the other, but that is the end of his
kingdom; he cannot have an increase.
D&C 14:7
7 And, if you keep my
commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest
of all the gifts of God.
D&C 132:20-24
20 Then shall they be
gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting,
because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto
them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject
unto them.
21 Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my law ye
cannot attain to this glory.
22 For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth
unto the exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it, because
ye receive me not in the world neither do ye know me.
23 But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me,
and shall receive your exaltation; that where I am ye shall be also.
24 This is eternal lives-- to know the only wise and true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom he hath sent. I am he. Receive ye, therefore, my law.
1 Cor. 2:9
9 But as it is
written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Quotations
Quote 1
President Spencer W.
Kimball taught about one covenant we all made years ago.
"We made vows, solemn vows, in the heavens before we
came to this mortal life. …
We have made covenants. We made them before we accepted our
position here on the earth. … We committed ourselves to our Heavenly Father, that if
he would send us to the earth and give us bodies and give to us the priceless
opportunities that earth life afforded we would keep our lives clean and would marry in
the holy temple and would rear a family and teach them righteousness. This was a solemn
oath, a solemn promise" (" ‘Be Ye Therefore Perfect,’ "
devotional talk, University of Utah Institute of Religion, 10 Jan. 1975).
Quote 2
"The pathway to
exaltation is well defined. We are told to have faith—faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,
and repent of those things which are not according to his teachings. After this change of
mental attitude, and with firm resolution, we must declare ourselves by going into the
waters of baptism, thereby making a covenant with the Lord to keep his commandments"
(in Conference Report, Oct. 1960, p. 109; or Improvement Era, Nov. 1960, p. 949).
Quote 3
We promise the Lord
to "observe the law of strict virtue and chastity, to be charitable, benevolent,
tolerant and pure; to devote both talent and material means to the spread of truth and the
uplifting of the race; to maintain devotion to the cause of truth; and to seek in every
way to contribute to the great preparation that the earth may be made ready to receive her
King,—the Lord Jesus Christ" (James E. Talmage, The House of the Lord [Salt Lake
City: Deseret Book Co., 1968], p. 84).
Quote 4
"Away on the
Fort Peck Reservation where I was doing missionary work with some of our brethren,
laboring among the Indians, seeking the Lord for light to decide certain matters
pertaining to our work there, and receiving a witness from Him that we were doing things
according to His will, I found myself one evening in the dreams of the night in that
sacred building, the temple. After a season of prayer and rejoicing I was informed that I
should have the privilege of entering into one of those rooms to meet a glorious
Personage, and, as I entered the door, I saw, seated on a raised platform, the most
glorious Being my eyes have ever beheld or that I ever conceived existed in all the
eternal worlds. As I approached to be introduced, he arose and stepped towards me with
extended arms, and he smiled as he softly spoke my name. If I shall live to be a million
years old, I shall never forget that smile. He took me into his arms and kissed me,
pressed me to his bosom, and blessed me, until the marrow of my bones seemed to melt! When
he had finished, I fell at his feet, and, as I bathed them with my tears and kisses, I saw
the prints of the nails in the feet of the Redeemer of the world. The feeling that I had
in the presence of Him who hath all things in His hands, to have His love, His affection,
and His blessing was such that if I ever can receive that of which I had but a foretaste,
I would give all that I am, all that I ever hope to be to feel what I then felt!"
(Melvin J. Ballard, Crusader for Righteousness [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1966], pp.
138-39).
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