Baptism

Jean M. taught us today about baptism.

In Mosiah 18: 7 – 11, Alma establishes the covenant of baptism among the Nephites.  The promises they make are the same as the promises we have made to “come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, [being] willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, … as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments…”

Just like the day we were baptized and made these covenants, we have the opportunity to partake of the sacrament each week to renew those same covenants.  Today is a new beginning!

Jean left us with some thought-provoking questions.  Knowing that today is a new beginning:

1.      What does that mean to you?

2.      How does that translate into changed behavior?

3.      What can you do to better keep your part of the covenant?

by Emily W.