What does it mean to “fulfil all righteousness”?

Thomas R. Valletta

“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).

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