Selective Obedience
“At times members may participate in “selective obedience,” claiming to love God and honor God while picking and choosing which of His commandments and te...
Category: Robert D. Hales
Perversion Of Obedience
“Because this is widely practiced by so many, this perversion of obedience diminishes God’s standards in our culture and in our laws.” +50
Natural Man’s Obedience
“At times we may be tempted to practice what I call “natural man’s obedience,” in which we disobediently reject God’s law in favor of our wisdom or our de...
Show Our Love For Him
“We seek forgiveness for any thoughts, feelings, or actions that are not in harmony with our Heavenly Father’s will. As we repent by turning away from dis...
Baptismal Covenant
“Each Sunday we renew that baptismal covenant by partaking of the sacrament and witnessing that we are willing to keep the commandments.” +111
Obey In Simple Language
“Jesus taught us to obey in simple language that is easy to understand: “If ye love me, keep my commandments,”5 and “Come, follow me.” +72
When We Obey
“When we obey, we accept His sacrifice, for we believe that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws, ord...
Council In Heaven
“In the premortal Council in Heaven, Lucifer rebelled against Heavenly Father’s plan. Those who followed Lucifer ended their eternal progression—be carefu...
Using Our Agency
“Using our agency to obey means choosing to “do what is right [and letting] the consequence follow.” +107
They Loved Satan More Than God
“We might ask ourselves a similar question: why do any of us choose to be disobedient when we know the eternal consequences of sin? The scriptures provide...