“Why Do Ye Commit Whoredoms”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet

No ritual performance is acceptable to the Lord that is not sustained by righteousness on the part of those participating in it (see Malachi 1:10). If the ritual of baptism be the example, it is of none effect unless it be accompanied by true repentance. Redemption comes only in and through the atonement of Christ (see 2 Nephi 2:6).

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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