How my perception completely changed over night
I realized last night that I broke a covenant I had made with God. Now that I think about it, I've probably broken this covenant dozens of times and not even realized it. When I was baptized at the young age of eight I covenanted with God that I would strive to keep His commandments, that I would help buoy up those around me, and I would stand as a witness of God. In the Book of Mormon, these passages from Mosiah 18 explain the covenant that I, and several others, have made. 8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are a desirous to come into the b fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; 9 Yea, and are a willing to mourn with those that b mourn ; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as c witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in