Christ'sCovenantPower

Gerrit W. Gong: "As we recognize Jesus Christ at the heart of temple covenants, we refer less to 'going to the temple' and more to 'coming to Jesus Christ in the house of the Lord'".

"Watch General Conference today." -Every prophet ever

"Everything that occurs in the temple is uplifting and ennobling. It speaks of life here and life beyond the grave. It speaks of the importance of the individual as a child of God." -Gordon B. Hinckley

Russell M. Nelson: "Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families".

Covenants create a bond that increases the depth of our relationship with the Savior. Like any relationship, the bond increases as our commitment increases.

If we want to connect with Jesus, the best place to find Him is in His house.

Russell M. Nelson: "Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families".

Ordinances and Covenants are symbolic of how grace works. The grace of Christ saves us, but only on condition of us accepting Christ into our life and utilizing His saving grace. We show a willingness to accept Christ and His atonement by performing ordinances

"The Lord has accelerated, and will continue to accelerate, the building of temples across the world. This will allow all of God's children the opportunity to receive the ordinances of salvation and exaltation". -Henry B. Eyring

Do we understand that our covenants are the conduit to accessing our Savior’s atoning power? The covenant power is the Savior's power.

“Keep your covenants and you will be safe. Break them and you will not...We are not free to break our covenants and escape the consequences” -Boyd K. Packer

Thomas S. Monson: "As we attend the temple, there can come to us a dimension of spirituality and a feeling of peace which will grasp the true meaning of the words of the Savior when He said: 'Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you'".

“The ordinance of the sacrament is a holy and repeated invitation to repent sincerely and to be renewed spiritually." -David A. Bednar

Gerrit W. Gong: "As we recognize Jesus Christ at the heart of temple covenants, we refer less to 'going to the temple' and more to 'coming to Jesus Christ in the house of the Lord'".

Ordinances and Covenants are symbolic of how grace works. The grace of Christ saves us, but only on condition of us accepting Christ into our life and utilizing His saving grace. We show a willingness to accept Christ and His atonement by performing ordinances

"There is no better place for the spiritual seeds of our faith to be nurtured than within the hallowed sanctuaries of our temples and in our homes” -James E. Faust

"As we attend the temple, we learn more richly and deeply the purpose of life and the significance of the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ." -Howard W. Hunter

"Sometimes we are tempted to let our lives be governed more by convenience than by covenant...But there is no spiritual power in living by convenience. The power comes as we keep our covenant." -M. Russell Ballard

"If our focus is on Christ and we’re linked with Him through covenants, joy is the product." -D. Todd Christofferson