Obedience is the First Law of Heaven

Obedience is the First Law of Heaven

Jeremiah 7:23-24
Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-21
Doctrine and Covenants 82:8-10
Doctrine and Covenants 59:23
John 14:15, 21
1 Corinthians 2:9

“Obedience, in and of itself, is a source of power. Man can achieve naught of excellence in matters material or spiritual except through the exercise, the utilization, of that supreme form of energy, obedience.” --James E. Talmage

“Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire.” --Joseph Smith

“Obedience to God can be the very highest expression of independence. … Obedience—that which God will never take by force—he will accept when freely given. And he will then return to you freedom you can hardly dream of—the freedom to feel and to know, the freedom to do, and the freedom to be, at least a thousandfold more than we offer him. Strangely enough, the key to freedom is obedience.” --Boyd K. Packer

“We are individuals, but we live in families and communities where order provides a system of harmony that hinges on obedience to principles.”
--James E. Faust

“When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.” --Ezra Taft Benson

“Seemingly small acts of disobedience can result in longer-term consequences of unhappiness, regrets, and even fatal results.” --Elder Donald L. Staheli

“Freedom and liberty are precious gifts that come to us when we are obedient to the laws of God and the whisperings of the Spirit. If we are to avoid destruction, which was the fate of President McKay’s horse Dandy and his companion, fences or guardrails must be built beyond which we cannot go. The fences which we must stay within are the principles of revealed truth. Obedience to them makes us truly free to reach the potential and the glory which our Heavenly Father has in store for us.” --James E. Faust

If I continue to travel the road I am
currently following, where will it lead me
and what will happen to those I love?