Covenant Confidence through Jesus Christ

Those who gain confidence in their covenants possess one of the greatest powers we can have.

If there is one thing we could possess and pass on to our children it is confidence in our covenants.

Individual worthiness to enter the Lord’s house requires… (President Nelson Sunday Afternoon session in October 2019)

Preparation isn’t just for those going to the temple for the first time. We should all be perpetually preparing to go to the temple

Home centered, church supported, and temple bound.

When the Lord sees even a spark of desire in our lives to come to Him He will bless us.

If we want the Spirit of the Lord to be unrestrained in our lives we must not have unkind feelings toward anyone.

“Covenant confidence through Jesus Christ” … is the quiet yet certain assurance of receiving the blessings that God promises for those who keep their covenants.

When we enter the Lord’s house, we embark on a sacred journey of learning to become higher and holier disciples of Christ. As we make covenants in holiness before God and commit to follow the Savior, we receive the power to change our hearts, renew our spirits, and deepen our relationship with Him. Such an endeavor brings sanctification to our souls and forms a sacred bond with God and Jesus Christ, who promise that we can inherit the gift of eternal life.

This is the eternal truth that the evangelical “accept Christ in your heart” concept mimics but the imitation is so vague that it lacks the power to reliably and consistently bring people laying to Christ.

Dear brothers and sisters, those who gain genuine confidence in the covenants made in the house of the Lord through Jesus Christ possess one of the most powerful forces that we can access in this life.

My dear friends, if there is one thing we could possess—and one thing we could pass on to our children and grandchildren that would help each in the tests and trials ahead—it would be confidence in the covenants made through Jesus Christ.

Individual worthiness to enter the Lord’s house requires much individual spiritual preparation. … Individual worthiness requires a total conversion of mind and heart to be more like the Lord, to be an honest citizen, to be a better example, and to be a holier person.

Russell M. Nelson – October 2019

One stake I know has adopted the motto “Home centered, Church supported, and temple bound.” Bound is an interesting word in that it means focused on a direction, but it also means fastened to or secured by, resolved and determined, sure. So being temple bound secures us to the Savior, giving us proper direction and stability while ensuring we have covenant confidence through Jesus Christ.

Adding “temple bound” really completes the home centered, church supported changes that the church has been trying to implement these last 5 years.

I know that when the Lord sees even a spark of desire or a flicker of righteous effort in our willingness to center our lives on Him and on the ordinances and covenants we make in His house, He will bless us, in His perfect way, with the miracles and tender mercies we need.

That’s a blessing I would like to cache in.

As we change our preparation to enter the temple, we will change our experience in the temple, which will transform our lives outside of the temple. May this transformation fill us with confidence in our holy covenants made with God through Jesus Christ.