“Nephi, to dramatize the importance of baptism, wrote that the Savior had to be baptized to ‘fulfill all righteousness.’ (2 Ne. 31:5.) …
“Nephi identified four ways in which Christ fulfilled all righteousness through his baptism: (1) he humbled himself before the Father (2 Ne. 31:7); (2) he entered a covenant relationship with the Father, promising obedience in keeping the commandments (2 Ne. 31:7); (3) he opened to himself the gate to the celestial kingdom (2 Ne. 31:9); (4) he set a perfect example for all to follow (2 Ne. 31:10)” (McConkie, “Promise of Eternal Life,” 163–64).