Covenant Confidence through Jesus Christ

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1. Exodus 28:36

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   Inscribed on the front of each temple is a solemn statement: “Holiness to the Lord.” These inspired words are a clear invitation that when we enter the Lord’s house, we embark on a sacred journey of learning to become higher and holier disciples of Christ.

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2. Exodus 39:30

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   Inscribed on the front of each temple is a solemn statement: “Holiness to the Lord.” These inspired words are a clear invitation that when we enter the Lord’s house, we embark on a sacred journey of learning to become higher and holier disciples of Christ.

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3. Psalms 93:5

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   Inscribed on the front of each temple is a solemn statement: “Holiness to the Lord.” These inspired words are a clear invitation that when we enter the Lord’s house, we embark on a sacred journey of learning to become higher and holier disciples of Christ.

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4. Doctrine and Covenants 14:7

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   Inscribed on the front of each temple is a solemn statement: “Holiness to the Lord.” These inspired words are a clear invitation that when we enter the Lord’s house, we embark on a sacred journey of learning to become higher and holier disciples of Christ.

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5. Doctrine and Covenants 132:19

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   Inscribed on the front of each temple is a solemn statement: “Holiness to the Lord.” These inspired words are a clear invitation that when we enter the Lord’s house, we embark on a sacred journey of learning to become higher and holier disciples of Christ.

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6. Hebrews 10:35

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   Such confidence is the pinnacle of our divine connection with God and can help us increase our devotion to and gratitude for Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice.

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7. 1 Nephi 3:15

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   the Lord liveth, and as we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us.”

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8. 1 Nephi 4:6

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   As we have studied the Book of Mormon in Come, Follow Me this year, we have witnessed how Nephi beautifully exemplified the power of this type of covenant confidence through his faithfulness when he faced setbacks and challenges, like getting the plates as commanded by the Lord.

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9. 1 Nephi 14:14

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   of confidence, writing, “I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.”

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10. Doctrine and Covenants 45:32

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    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.

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11. Doctrine and Covenants 121:45

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    In his closing remarks at the October 2019 general conference, our dear prophet reminded us about an important step in achieving covenant confidence, saying: “Individual worthiness to enter the Lord’s house requires much individual spiritual preparation.

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1. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 5: Earthly Advent of the Christ Predicted

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   • Doctrine and Covenants 132:19

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     The paschal lamb, slain for every Israelitish household at the annually recurring feast of the Passover, was a particular type of the Lamb of God who in due time would be slain for the sins of the world.

2. The Articles of Faith

   Article 1

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   • Doctrine and Covenants 121:45

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     “Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.

3. The Articles of Faith

   Article 3

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   • Doctrine and Covenants 14:7

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     Elder James E.