Missionaries help those who are converted prepare for baptism, confirmation, and membership in the Lord’s Church.

• Keep the Sabbath day holy.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the ^asabbath day, to keep it ^bholy.

9 ^aSix days shalt thou ^blabour, and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy ^astranger that is within thy gates:

11 For in ^asix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord ^bblessed the sabbath day, and ^challowed it.

Keeping the Sabbath day holy is really a difficult thing in our busy lives. It is hard not to see it as a day to catch up on school work or hang out with friends, but when one takes a look at how much we can be doing while focusing our time on the things of God, our day is suddenly full, and we no longer have time for worldly things.

• Follow the prophets.

Amos 3: 7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, ^abut he ^brevealeth his ^csecret unto his servants the ^dprophets.

The prophets have and have had the keys and authority to receive revelation from God for us. We are never expected to follow blindly, but to take things under careful prayer and consideration, so that the Spirit can witness to us the truthfulness of the things that we do.

• Live the law of chastity.

D&C 42: 22 Thou shalt ^alove thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt ^bcleave unto her and none else.

23 And he that ^alooketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith, and shall not have the ^bSpirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out.

24 Thou shalt not commit ^aadultery; and he that committeth ^badultery, and repenteth not, shall be ^ccast out.

25 But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth it ^ano more, thou shalt forgive;

Being chaste involves more than just our physical actions, whether or not we have actually committed any sexual sin, it also involves a purity of mind and heart, our intentions are perceived and taken under careful consideration .

• Obey the Word of Wisdom.

D&C 89 contains the Word of Wisdom, the health code that we follow as members of the Church. Many things contained therein were revealed to Joseph Smith long before any heath professional had said that they were bad for one's body. One example is tobacco: in the early church, almost everyone used tobacco, and then it was taken under consideration by the prophet whether those things were good for our bodies, he prayed and received the 89th section of the Doctrine and Covenants.

We are given this promise if we are to keep these words of wisdom:
D&C 89: 18 And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, ^ashall receive ^bhealth in their navel and marrow to their bones;

19 And shall ^afind ^bwisdom and great ^ctreasures of ^dknowledge, even hidden treasures;

20 And shall ^arun and not be ^bweary, and shall walk and not faint.

21 And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the ^adestroying angel shall ^bpass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.

• Live the law of tithing.

Malachi 3: 10 Bring ye all the ^atithes into the storehouse, that there may be ^bmeat in mine house, and ^cprove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not ^dopen you the ^ewindows of heaven, and pour you out a ^fblessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

11 And I will ^arebuke the ^bdevourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.

The law of tithing is not a new idea. It is a great act of faith for those of us that have not been blessed with a lot of income to actually give ten percent of our increase to the Church. But I have a firm testimony, and I have seen it not only in my own life, but in the lives of others that the Lord blesses those that have the faith to impart of their substance for His work and His cause. These funds go to help build temples and churches, fund the church's universities, and feed and assist the poor and the hungry all over the world.

Covenants and ordinances necessary for exaltation are received in the house of the Lord.

■ Elder Russell M. Nelson explained how proclaiming the restored gospel leads to the temple on the path to eternal life:

“The temple is the house of the Lord. The basis for every temple ordinance and covenant—the heart of the plan of salvation—is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Every activity, every lesson, all we do in the Church points to the Lord and His holy house. Our efforts to proclaim the gospel, perfect the Saints, and redeem the dead all lead to the temple. . . .

“Temple ordinances, covenants, endowments, and sealings enable individuals to be reconciled with the Lord and families to be sealed beyond the veil of death. Obedience to temple covenants qualifies us for eternal life, the greatest gift of God to man [see D&C 14:7]. Eternal life is more than immortality. Eternal life is exaltation in the highest heaven—the kind of life that God lives”