Celebrating Covenants ~ Part Two

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this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

This post focuses on a April 1995 General Conference talk and it is called, "Celebrating Covenants" by Sister Bonnie D. Parkin. This post is part two. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk and I hope you would be able to learn something new while you are reading this post.

Sister Parkin continues and mentioned, "At a Relief Society meeting, a group of women were discussing how to teach youth to make and keep covenants. One woman who was struggling with a teenage daughter, listened as the women talked about faith, prayer, good example, and scriptures. Finally she blurted out, “I’ve tried all those things! And they’re not working!” Quietly she added, “Love is all that is working for us right now.” This good sister trusted that somehow her covenant to be charitable (even to her daughter) would make a difference. And it is.

... Mark, a high school student in my ward, recently stood in fast meeting and talked about how he was finding strength to live his covenants. He summed it up with this formula succinctly and memorably. He said, “A scripture a day keeps Satan away.”

What are the rewards of covenant keeping? Gentle-hearted King Benjamin said: “Because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ. … And under this head ye are made free” (Mosiah 5:7–8). And we will “be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that [we] may have eternal life” (Mosiah 18:9).

"making and keeping covenants means
choosing to bind ourselves to our father in
Heaven and Jesus Christ." - Linda K. Burton.

... If you have slipped in your covenants, take heart! The Savior so wants us to fulfill our promises that He has provided an everlasting atonement. ... Celebrate them. ... Then remember, millions of Church members all around the globe are daily keeping covenants against all odds. You can too.

If you remember only one thing I say today, remember to hold on to your covenants and celebrate them. My covenants are an expression of my faith; they are why I stand before you today. Covenants help me focus on the big picture and not just the immediate. ... Covenants help me make a difference in the lives of others. My covenants are not negotiable. They make the choice of righteousness easier. ..."

If you would like to read the whole talk either now or in your own time, here is the link below.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/04/celebrating-covenants

Stay Tuned until next time.