Why Covenants?

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Why do we make covenants to do things we are already commanded to do? For example, in the temple we make a covenant to obey the law of chastity. That is, no sexual relations outside marriage. We also make covenants to do things like obey God and to follow the Gospel. But these things are already commandments. So why are we making covenants to do things we are already obligated to do? That is the question I shall explore.

See also:“A closer look at the Draper Temple,” Mormon Times.

A covenant people

The Navoo Temple

The Navoo Temple

President Ezra Taft Benson once said,

We are a covenant-making people. The temple is one of the holy places in which the Savior commanded the faithful to stand. It is a holy place because it is a house of covenants (The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, 250). Continue reading