Week 85- Temple Endowment: Covenant #5: “The Law of Consecration”

Scriptures:

John 14:15

Matt 22:37

Mosiah 15:7

James 1:8

Mark 10:21

Ether 12:27

D&C 42

General Conference Address:  

“Consecrate thy Performance” (Elder Neal A Maxwell CR 4/2002)

Thought:

The Law of Consecration, which means dedicating our time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed us to building up Jesus Christ’s Church on the earth.

“We tend to think of consecration only as yielding up, when divinely directed, our material possessions. But ultimate consecration is the yielding up of oneself to God. Heart, soul, and mind were the encompassing words of Christ in describing the first commandment, which is constantly, not periodically, operative (see Matt. 22:37). If kept, then our performances will, in turn, be fully consecrated for the lasting welfare of our souls (see 2 Ne. 32:9).” (Maxwell Ibid)

Misc:

 “About the Temple Endowment” from “Temples” on churchofjesuschrist.org

Invitation: 

Prayerfully ponder what you may be holding on to or not grasping quite yet that may distance you from God. Write down 2-4 things you’d like to do better to align more fully with the will of the Father. Pick one of those attributes and make a plan to correct course.