“Ye Do Not Keep the Commandments”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet

This marvelous promise of personal revelation-which is the province of the children of God in all ages-was predicated upon their having a willing heart and upon their obedience to all the commandments of God. It is falsely supposed by some that certain of the commandments can be lived in isolation of the others and the blessings appended to them obtained. While it is true that there are particular blessings that come from living particular commandments, to obtain the fulness of the blessings we must live those commandments in concert with all that the Lord has asked us to do. One cannot be selectively obedient.

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 1

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