Receiving Ordinances & Covenants, Covenant Relationship With God

Ordinances

What is an Ordinance?

An ordinance is a sacred ceremony that has a spiritual meaning and effect.

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Ordinances performed by the Power of the Priesthood are essential to our exaltation. It is through these ordinances that we receive the power of God in our lives.

An ordinance is the vehicle, or the way to receive the covenant. Unusually full of rich symbolism to learn about the covenant you are making with God. 

Example: The Sacrament
The Ordinance of the Sacrament is blessing and partaking of bread and water, that represent Jesus' body and blood. By doing so, we are renewing or remembering and recommitting to our baptismal covenants.

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Covenants

What is a Covenant?

A covenant is a sacred agreement between God and a person or a group of people. God sets specific conditions, and He promises to bless us as we obey those conditions. 

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Covenant Relationship

What is a covenant relationship?

A Marriage is an example of a covenant relationship.

Promises made to each other and to God. Each person needing to hold up their end of the bargain in order to receive the innumerable blessings of a covenant marriage. 

Why is a covenant relationship with God & Jesus Christ essential for us?

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Emily Belle Freeman, General Young Women's President asked these questions:

1. Why should I walk a covenant path?
2. Do I need to enter a house for making covenants?
3. Why do I wear the holy garment?
4. Should I invest in a covenant relationship with the Lord?

She answered them in her conference talk, entitled "Walking in Covenant Relationship with Christ"

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Her Answers: "Here is mine: I walk this path as a “beloved daughter of heavenly parents,” divinely known and deeply trusted. As a child of the covenant, I am eligible to receive promised blessings. I have chosen to walk with the Lord. I have been called to stand as a witness of Christ. When the path feels overwhelming, I am strengthened with enabling grace. Each time I cross the threshold of His house, I experience a deeper covenant relationship with Him. I am sanctified with His Spirit, endowed with His power, and set apart to build His kingdom. Through a process of daily repentance and weekly partaking of the sacrament, I am learning to become steadfast and to go about doing good. I walk this path with Jesus Christ, looking forward to the promised day when He will come again. Then I will be sealed His and lifted up as a holy daughter of God."

Pondering activity:

Ponder this questions. What do they mean to you?

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