Stronger and Closer Connection to God Through Multiple Covenants | Dale G. Renlund | March 2024
Mar 5, 2024
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Exploring the transformative impact of multiple non-negotiable covenants on building a strong connection with God, drawing parallels with managing risk factors for a heart attack. It discusses the teachings of President Russell M. Nelson on deepening one's relationship with God through covenants and emphasizes the importance of each covenant, particularly the endowment's five inseparable covenants. Prioritizing commitments and improving roles as spouses and parents are highlighted, symbolized by exercise bands shrinking to represent growing closer to God through faithful covenant-keeping.
Making multiple covenants strengthens the connection to God through baptismal, endowment, and sealing covenants.
Sequential and additive nature of covenants deepens spiritual connection with God, illustrating a synergistic relationship.
Deep dives
The Importance of Making and Keeping Multiple Covenants
Making and keeping covenants with God is emphasized in the podcast as essential for individuals to progress along the covenant path towards a stronger and closer connection with God. These covenants are depicted as non-negotiable and transformative, leading to blessings and spiritual growth. By participating in priesthood ordinances and committing to these covenants, individuals establish a bond with God and pave the way for reconciliation and exaltation.
The Sequential and Additive Nature of Multiple Covenants
The podcast highlights that the process of making multiple covenants with God is sequential, additive, and synergistic in deepening one's relationship with Him. Each covenant adds a distinct bond, drawing individuals closer to God and reinforcing their spiritual connection. Through a metaphorical demonstration with exercise bands, the concept of strengthening this bond through each covenant step is vividly illustrated.
Individual Agency and Personal Progression in Covenant Making
The significance of individual agency and personal progression in the covenant-making process is underscored in the podcast. While making and keeping multiple covenants is encouraged for spiritual growth, it is also highlighted that one's faithful discipleship and commitment to living the covenants already made play a crucial role. The importance of sincere intent, personal agency, and continuous dedication to honoring and deepening these sacred commitments is emphasized throughout the episode.
Making multiple covenants with God—baptismal, endowment, and sealing covenants—allows us to develop a stronger and closer connection to Him. Dale G. Renlund, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered this devotional address on March 5, 2024. You can access the talk here.