“Swear by the Name of the Lord”
To Israel of our modern day the Lord has said, “All things must be done in the name of Christ, whatsoever you do in the Spirit” (D&C 46:31). To father Adam the Lord said: “Thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, and thou shah repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore” (Moses 5:8). This may well be an ancient expression of that principle, found in the practice of appealing to God as a witness to oaths, covenants, and like expressions, thus certifying the truth of what was being said (see Deuteronomy 6:13).
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