We Should Remember and Do His Sayings

John W. Welch

“Therefore, whoso remembereth these sayings of mine and doeth them …” This is building on 3 Nephi 14:24, “Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who builds his house upon a rock.” But it is not enough just to hear them; now they must be remembered. There is a difference between hearing and remembering. Jesus emphasized, especially in the sacrament prayers, the importance of remembering what he taught. Here he says, “If you remember and do them, I will raise you up at the last day.” This is a covenantal promise on his part. It was no longer just “if you hear and do them,” and build your house, you are building on a rock. The floods will descend and your house will stand. Here Jesus says more than that. If you build your house on this rock—which is the temple or all the temple-related teachings and the covenants that are involved there—then I will raise you up at the last day. You will have the blessings of the holy resurrection and be able to come forth into the presence of God.

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