“It is noteworthy that sometimes the term ‘word’ was used synonymously with ‘covenant’ (e.g., Num 30:2; Deut 33:9; 1 Chron 16:15; Ps 105:8). This may be a result of the binding nature of the revealed word of God (compare Ex 13:16; Deut 11:18). In our own dispensation, the Lord has revealed: ‘For of him unto whom much is given much is required; and he who sins against the greater light shall receive the greater condemnation’ (D&C 82:3). Phrases such as ‘keeping the commandments’ (Alma 48:15), and ‘maintenance of the sacred word of God’ (Alma 44:5), are the scriptural equivalent of living the covenants of the Lord (Alma 46:21)” (Valletta, “Captain of the Covenant,” 227).