When members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as Mormons, are baptized there are special covenants (promises) made at that time between the individual and God. As the likelihood of eight-year olds (Mormons are baptized at eight) to recall those covenants is fairly .
In the book of Moroni (contained within the Book of Mormon which is another Testament of Jesus Christ), we can find the sacramental prayers in chapters 4 and 5. Within these prayers are the covenants we make at baptism.
Let’s look at them one at a time.
1. We promise to be willing to take upon us the name of Christ. When we’re willing to do something, we do it because we want to, not because someone tells us to do it. To take upon us the name of Christ means we become His people. As others get to know us, they will discover we are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are not ashamed of being a member of His church, for we joined it willingly.
2. We promise to always remember Him. As humans we will sometimes forget things. Whether it’s really important or just silly stuff, we will forget. It is important not to forget Jesus, though. We need to remember Him, His example, His teachings, His service, His miracles, His love for every one each and every day of our lives. In doing this we can bless the lives of others just as Jesus blesses our own.
3. We promise to keep His commandments. It’s important to remember there are more to the commandments than ‘Thou shall not steal.’ In fact, it was later taught that we shouldn’t even want to steal. It shouldn’t enter our minds at all. There are many other things the Lord has commanded us, and as members of His church we must study the scriptures (Bible and Book of Mormon) to find these commandments. We should also work hard to keep these commandments. If we break one, we must repent.
If we can keep these covenants Heavenly Father has promised us that He will give us the gift of His spirit to always be with us. That means as we live our lives in the most righteous way possible the Holy Ghost, who was given to us as a gift after we were baptized, will always be around to guide us, help us, and warn us.
Our baptismal covenants are important. I am so grateful my Heavenly Father blessed me with the chance to be reminded of them every week.
