Covenant
Summary
A binding agreement between two parties, particularly between God and man. The term covenant was often associated with “commandments,” referring to revelation texts. The gospel as preached by JS—including the need for faith, repentance, baptism, and reception of the Holy Ghost—was sometimes referred to as the “everlasting” or “new & an everlasting” covenant. More specifically, the term denoted a foundational document of the church known as the “Articles and Covenants,” or “church Covenants,” which outlined administrative and procedural aspects of the church. The phrase “covenant people” was sometimes used to refer to church members or the House of Israel in general, denoting those who had entered into a covenant with the Lord. By 1843, a JS revelation referred to the sealing of a husband and wife for eternity as an “everlasting Covenant.” See also “,” “,” and “.”
Links
- Classification of Scriptures, not before 17 July 1833
- Covenant of Oliver Cowdery and Others, 17 October 1830
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 6 August 1833
- Letter to Edward Partridge, 2 May 1833
- Letter to the Church, circa April 1834
- Letterbook 2
- Minutes, 14 July 1835
- Revelation, 2 August 1833–A [D&C 97]
- Revelation, 6 August 1833 [D&C 98]
- Revelation, 16 April 1830 [D&C 22]
- Revelation, 16 April 1830, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 22]
- Revelation, 23 February 1831 [D&C 42:74–93]
- Revelation, 5 January 1831 [D&C 39]
- Revelation, 7 December 1830, as Published in Ohio Star [D&C 35]
- Revelation, 8 June 1831 [D&C 53]
- Revelation, 9 February 1831, as Recorded in Coltrin, Diary [D&C 42:11–69]
- Revelation, 9 February 1831, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 42:1–72]
- Revelation, June 1829–E [D&C 17]
- Revelation, March 1829 [D&C 5]
- Revelations printed in Evening and Morning Star, January 1835–June 1836
- Revelations printed in The Evening and the Morning Star, June 1832–June 1833
- Title Page of Book of Mormon, circa Early June 1829, as Published in Wayne Sentinel