Mormon Definition: Baptismal Covenant

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We enter into covenants by priesthood ordinances, sacred rituals that God has ordained for us to manifest our commitment. Our foundational covenant, for example, the one in which we first pledge our willingness to take upon us the name of Christ, is confirmed by the ordinance of baptism. It is done individually, by name. By this ordinance, we become part of the covenant people of the Lord and heirs of the celestial kingdom of God.

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The missionaries didnt mean to be singing for all to hear, but the doors were flung open to the elegant Cannon Caucus Room, and they were gathered for what most surely would be the most unusual Christmas gathering of missionaries held this year.

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"Then, of course, the charitable part is the part we hear most often about — caring for the poor and the needy — and Relief Society has been known far and wide for that."

In essence, she said, Joseph Smith instructed the sisters on what they should do to gain eternal life. "That is what the purpose of Relief Society still should be today."

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The database has added about 10,000 names in the seven years since, now totaling 50,000-plus names of Mormon pioneers and excerpts from some 3,200 individual journals, allowing users — ranging from the professional researcher to the personal historian — glimpses into the history of the era's immigrants and pioneers crossing the Great Plains.

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"Only the person who goes through this process of repentance and baptism and who feels, because of that preparation, the remittance of sin, knows this mystery; there is no other way to know it," he said. "The ordinance without the covenant lacks power, and the covenant without the ordinance is impossible."

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He emphasized that priesthood ordinances make available the full blessing of Christ's Atonement.

"An ordinance is a sacred and outward act that introduces us to a sacred covenant wherein lies the power of godliness," he said. For example, the ordinance of baptism enables the remission of sin, which only God can accomplish, he explained.

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1973 -- Review Essay of "Bar-Kochba" by Yigael Yadin

Nibley points out in this essay how the Book of Mormon name Alma is found in ancient Israel -- proving that it was a Jewish name from ancient times.

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Yes, we commit to our Savior and Redeemer Jesus the Christ.