“To Mourn with Those That Mourn”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet
Those who have “put on Christ” seek to be as Christ, to feel as he feels and to do as he would do. Their hearts are drawn out continually in prayer in behalf of their family and friends, and their bowels are filled with compassion for those who mourn.

“Yea and Are Willing to Mourn with Those That Mourn”

Baptism is the “first fruits of repentance” (Moroni 8:25). It is an ordinance, a sign of a covenant, an outward expression of the acceptance of and participation in a two-way promise. The initiate promises God certain things; in return, God promises certain blessings. According to Alma, persons desiring to enter the kingdom of God promise to:

(1) bear one another’s burdens;

(2) mourn with those that mourn;

(3) comfort those that stand in need of comfort; and

(4) stand as witnesses of God at all times.

In return, God promises that obedient souls may be:

(1) redeemed from death;

(2) numbered with those of the first resurrection; and

(3) inheritors of eternal life.

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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