7 December 2015
Key Scriptures: 2 Nephi 2:8–29, D&C 84:19–25
| The Commandment | Celestial Counterpart | |
| Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. | (Do not be guided by pleasure, money, sex, any other person, etc.) | Trust Jehovah (Jesus Christ) only. |
| Make no image to worship it. | (Do not need anything physical to bow down to.) | Worship Christ in spirit and truth; love Him with all heart, might, mind, strength |
| Don’t take God’s name in vain. | (Do not use God’s name casually nor receive His name casually.) | Take upon you God’s name and bear and use it with honor. |
| Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. | (Do not seek your own pleasure on this day, but use it to remember God.) | Attend Church, take the sacrament, and reach out to bless others. |
| Honor thy Father and thy Mother . | (Don’t speak ill of or bring shame to your parents.) | Seek to bless all your ancestors with Gospel ordinances. |
| Thou shalt not kill. | (Don’t needlessly kill any plant or animal, and don’t kill humans.) | Give life; have a large family and bring them up in Christ. |
| Thou shalt not commit adultery. | (Control your sex drive.) | Marry in God’s temple and love your spouse with all of your heart. |
| Thou shalt not steal. | (Don’t want something for nothing.) | Share what you have with others who have less. |
| Thou shalt not bear false witness. | (Never lie or give false testimony.) | Celebrate truth, especially the great truth that Jesus is the Christ. |
| Thou shalt not covet. | (Don’t want anything you don’t need or cannot get honorably.) | Want every good thing for those around you. |
To be righteous is to be the servant of all those around you, as was Christ, blessing them with all the good things they can stand to have, and doing this in His way and in His name.
Those who break any of the Ten Commandments and do not repent inherit Telestial Glory.
Those who keep all of the Ten Commandments are the honorable persons of the earth and will inherit Terrestrial Glory.
Those who keep the Celestial counterpart of the Ten Commandments inherit Celestial Glory.
Those who fulfill the New and Everlasting Covenant enter into exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom (they bear and bless their children forever).
Those who break the Ten Commandments reject the influence of Christ and have a hard time having or gaining a testimony of Christ and the Latter-day work.
But by prayer and sincere repentance, anyone can gain a testimony of Christ and His work.