Teaching about Covenants in the Book of Mormon
Keywords
covenant relationship, covenantal loyalty, promised land
Abstract
One of the purposes of the Book of Mormon is to teach us about the covenants with the fathers, “Which is to show unto the remnant of the house of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord” (Book of Mormon Title Page).
What are those covenants?
When God saved the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, He brought them to Mt. Sinai in order to enter into a covenant relationship with them. He covenanted that if they would be His faithful people, He would be their God and plant them in a Promised Land. God gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments (see Exodus 20) as instructions for how they should show covenantal loyalty to God so that they might prosper in the land.
Original Publication Citation
Teaching about Covenants in the Book of Mormon, December 29, 2019.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "Teaching about Covenants in the Book of Mormon" (2019). Faculty Publications. 9916.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9916
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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