TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1908·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   And the covenant made by the people that day was placed in the book of the law of the Lord, and an altar was built there as memorial of the covenant. Joshua bade them good-bye, and went the way of all the earth. That generation kept their covenants. You may' read the record of Israel from the Exodus to the Captivity, and you cannot find a generation that -served the Lord so faithfully as did those who covenanted with the old Prophet Joshua, on that day.
   Elder Orson F. Whitney. — April 1908 General Conference [address 4 of 4] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
2. 1930·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   I ask, have you ever considered the connection between the awful sin of adultery and that godlessness that made those curiosity-seekers come asking for a sign? The word "adultery" and the word "idolatry" were originally one, that is, they sprang from the same root, and mean essentially the condition of being false to a solemn covenant.
   Elder James E. Talmage — October 1930 General Conference [derivation] — conference_report⧉
3. 1951·J. Reuben Clark·Apostle
   One of the first commandments given to Adam relating to mortal life, perhaps the first that we have record of, was to multiply and replenish the earth. And behind that great principle and that commandment lies the eternity of the marriage covenant, the creation of bodies to tabernacle spirits that our Heavenly Father created, and to bring them to this earth so that they might have mortal bodies, live according to the commandments of God, that they might in their next estate begin and go on through all the eternities in eternal progression.
   Elder J. Reuben Clark, Jr.. — April 1951 General Conference [address 2 of 7] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
4. 1975·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
   I am persuaded that failure to appreciate the significance of the “new and everlasting covenant” of the gospel is the root-cause for the inactivity of thousands of our Church members. If you presidents of elders quorums will “teach” your inactive members “according” to the covenant and convert them, you will have little trouble in teaching the covenants entered into in this life. Without such knowledge one has no goal in life, no objective. Therefore, other covenants have no meaning.
   According to the Covenants — cojc⧉
5. 1984·David B. Haight·Apostle
   “The Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. …
   Marriage and Divorce — cojc⧉
6. 1986·Russell M. Nelson·Apostle
   Obedience to the Word of Wisdom keeps one free from all such addictions. This protection is pronounced by covenant in the last verse of the eighty-ninth section of the Doctrine and Covenants:
   “Joy Cometh in the Morning” — cojc⧉