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When we choose to make and keep sacred covenants, we are endowed with power that strengthens us to face life’s darkness with light. This heavenly gift of strength and guidance helps us walk with greater confidence, knowing God is generous in sharing His power with His children.
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“Yea, verily I say unto you, I gave unto you a commandment that you should build a house, in the which house I design to endow those whom I have chosen with power from on high.”—Doctrine & Covenants 95:8
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“The endowment is literally a gift of power….Our Father in Heaven is generous with His power. All men and all women have access to this power for help in our own lives. All who have made sacred covenants with the Lord and who honor those covenants are eligible to receive personal revelation, to be blessed by the ministering of angels, to commune with God, to receive the fulness of the gospel, and, ultimately, to become heirs alongside Jesus Christ of all our Father has.”—M. Russell Ballard, “Let Us Think Straight”
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Living the Principle: Endowed with Power from On High
- Reflect daily on recent challenges by writing in a journal what lesson God may be teaching you through each trial, then pray specifically for strength to endure with patience.
- When correction or disappointment comes, pause before reacting and ask yourself, “How could this be shaping me into who God wants me to become?” then record one practical change you can make that day.
- Choose one ongoing hardship in your life and deliberately turn it into an act of discipleship by setting a small, measurable goal—such as serving someone else each week despite your struggle—to invite deliverance through Christ.
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This Day in Church History
1877: President Brigham Young’s funeral is held in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City.
1898: President Wilford Woodruff dies in San Francisco, California, at age 91, after serving for more than 59 years as a General Authority. After hearing of the death and praying for guidance, President Lorenzo Snow of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles sees Jesus Christ in the Salt Lake Temple and is instructed to organize the First Presidency again immediately.
1932: Elder J. Golden Kimball is killed in an automobile accident while returning to Salt Lake City from a vacation in California.
How have you felt endowed with power in your own life through keeping sacred covenants? Share with us in the comments and check back tomorrow for more inspiration!
Holly Wallace is a writer and storyteller drawn to meaningful questions and overlooked details. Her work explores Latter-day Saint life and culture through faithful inquiry, inviting readers to pause, consider, and engage more deeply with what matters most.
