Because of the covenant My heart and mind have been deeply focused on my covenant relationship with God. I struggle to adequately express the feelings of my heart on this topic, but more than anything I feel immense gratitude. From Adam and Eve until our day, we have access to God through sacred covenants and priesthood ordinances. Through them, the power of the Atonement is manifest with eternal impact in our lives. President Russell M. Nelson taught: “Every woman and every man who makes covenants with God and keeps those covenants, and who participates worthily in priesthood ordinances, has direct access to the power of God.” For the past 23 years I have worked with young men in our church. Each week they carry sacred priesthood responsibilities. They prepare, bless, and pass the sacrament, the sacred emblems representing the body and blood of our Savior Jesus Christ. Some prepare the emblems. Some carry them to the congregation so we can renew our covenant to remember Him, tak...