Being a Covenant People is of Great Worth

I really enjoyed the verses in today's reading. We should be through page 29 today.

Verse 23 of I Nephi 13 says, "...The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews...nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles."

Why are they of great worth?

Why was it so important that Lehi and his family have these covenants?

Why are these covenants of the Lord so important, and of great worth unto the Gentiles, and to us today?

The answer is found in the very next chapter in I Nephi 14:14, "...I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory."

So, God's covenant people are blessed with power and armed with righteousness. But is there even more that God's covenant people are given? And what are those covenants that God's people make?

Fortunately, all these critical questions and answers were found in today's reading (isn't this great?)....in I Nephi 13:37, it reads, "And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be."

So there we have it....we covenant with God to be missionaries....to bring forth Zion and to publish peace, and in turn, He blesses us with the gift and power of the Holy Ghost, arms us with righteousness, extends us tidings of great joy and beauty upon mountains, and promises us everlasting salvation in the kingdom of the Lamb!

Is there anything worth more than that to forgo the opportunity to serve a mission?

I can't wait to see Cameron's and Treyson's names on the back of that Innsbrook Ward Program...