BOM, New Test or Old Test D&C? | Ordinances and Covenants | Historic Dates | Prophets #1 | Modern Day Prophets #2 |
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BOM Mosiah
And we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God to do his will, and to be obedient to his commandments in all things that he shall command us, all the remainder of our days, that we may not bring upon ourselves a never-ending torment, as has been spoken by the angel, that we may not drink out of the cup of the wrath of God.
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A sacred agreement between God and a person or group of people
Reading #1
WHAT IS A COVENANT
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Spring of 1820
JOSEPH SMITH FIRST VISION
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JOSEPH SMITH
Organizes the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
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GORDON B HINCKLEY
more than 70 temples have been built.
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OLD TEST EXODUS
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
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Marriage Sealing, Baptism, Temple Endowment, ordination to the Melchizedek Priesthood
NAME 3 ORDINANCES
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May 15 1829
AARONIC PRIESTHOOD RESTORED
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BRIGHAM YOUNG
Comes to the Salt Lake Valley with the first party of Saints. A few days after his arrival, he indicates where the Salt Lake Temple will be built
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SPENCER W KIMBALL
Receives revelation that all worthy males can be ordained to the priesthood
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D&C 136
And this shall be our covenant—that we will walk in all the ordinances of the Lord.
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Baptism
WHAT IS THE FIRST SAVING ORDINANCE OF THE GOSPEL
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April 6 1830
CHURCH ORGANIZED
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WILFORD WOODRUFF
Dedicates the Salt Lake Temple
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DAVID O MCKAY
Begins teaching at Weber Academy in Ogden, Utah. He loves to teach and always stresses the importance of education
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NEW TEST LUKE
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
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When we are baptized, we covenant to take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ, to always remember Him, and to keep His commandments.
WHAT COVENANT DO WE MAKE TO GOD AT BAPTISM
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March 17 1842
RELIEF SOCIETY ORGANIZED
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LORENZO SNOW
After being ordained an Apostle, he is the Church’s first missionary to Italy
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GEORGE ALBRT SMITH
He helps Church members in Europe to recover from World War II. He also builds up the Church’s family history program
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OLD TEST PSALMS
Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
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Heavenly Father promises that if we repent of our sins, we can be forgiven and “always have His Spirit to be with us.
Read #2
WHAT PROMISE DOES GOD GIVE US IN RETURN FOR KEEPING OUT BAPTISMIAL COVENANT
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May 4 1842
FIRST TEMPLE ENDOWMENTS
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JOSEPH F SMITH
Receives a mission call to Hawaii when only 15
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HERBER J GRANT
Is ordained an Apostle at the age of 25
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