“Anyone who is outside this Church ... is walking a path not to Heaven but to Hell. He is not getting closer to the home of eternal. life; on the contrary, he is hurrying to the torment of eternal death. And this is the case not only if he remains a pagan without Baptism, but even if he continue as a heretic after having been baptized.” IfsHomeHeavenChurchCasesHellPathWalkingEternalRemainsContrarySacramentsTormentEternal LifePaganBaptismHereticHurryingBaptized Author:Fulgentius of Cartagena
“Baptism is the critical priesthood ordinance which opens the door to eternal life for each one of us. It is the benchmark from which we count our many blessings because this is when our accountability to follow Jesus Christ and live his Gospel begins.” JesusChristDoorsBlessingEternalJesus ChristCriticalAccountabilityEternal LifeBaptismPriesthoodOrdinancesMany Blessings Author:Elaine L. Jack
“We are a covenant-making people. We make covenants at the waters of baptism. We renew those covenants each week as we worthily partake of the sacrament. We take upon ourselves the name of Christ; we promise to always remember Him and to keep His commandments. And in return He promises us that His Spirit will always be with us. We make covenants as we enter into the temple, and in return we receive the promised blessings of eternal life-if we keep those sacred covenants.” PeopleIfsRememberSpiritNamesChristWaterWeekReturnPromiseBlessingEternalSacredTemplesCommandmentsSacramentsEternal LifeCovenantBaptism Author:Sheldon F. Child
“Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and eternal life.” HandsBornEternalGainsEternal LifeBaptismBorn AgainExaltationOrdinances Book:The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson
“Baptism into this Church is a serious thing. It represents a covenant made with our Heavenly Father. It is much more than a right of passage. It is a gateway to a new manner of living, and a new road on which to walk that leads to immortality and eternal life. It was never intended as a dead end. It was intended to open a glorious and wonderful way of life to all who would walk in obedience to the commandments of God.” WayMadeEndsFatherChurchWalksWonderfulSeriousEternalObedienceImmortalityGloriousHeavenlyPassagesCommandmentsEternal LifeCovenantHeavenly FatherBaptismGatewaysDead EndsSerious ThingsNew RoadsCommandments Of God Author:Gordon B. Hinckley