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What does it mean to be sanctified, and what blessings and power follow the sanctified ones in the last days? Anchored in Doctrine and Covenants 88:68 — "sanctify yourselves... and he will unveil his face unto you" — this episode walks through what sanctification actually requires: living the laws of sacrifice and consecration through temple covenants, following the pattern of Alma 13's holy order whose garments are washed white through the blood of the Lamb. We explore Elder D. Todd Christofferson's teaching that justification removes the punishment for sin while sanctification removes its stain; President Russell M. Nelson's invitation to have confidence in the presence of God right now — not someday; the protection promised to the sanctified, including President Joseph Fielding Smith's witness that the endowment "will be a protection to us all our lives" and Elder David A. Bednar's warning to stand in holy places ahead of a latter-day Passover; and Isaiah 13's prophecy — "I have commanded my sanctified ones" — of a mustered latter-day army that fights Babylon not with weapons, but with the gathering of Israel.
Q: What does it mean to be sanctified, in LDS doctrine?
A: To be made clean, pure, and holy through the blood of Christ and the power of the Holy Ghost — Elder D. Todd Christofferson taught that where justification removes the punishment for past sin, sanctification removes its stain and effects. This episode teaches that sanctification comes through fully living the laws of sacrifice and consecration within temple covenants, following the pattern of the holy order described in Alma 13.
Q: Can we enter the presence of God in this life, or only in the celestial kingdom?
A: Doctrine and Covenants 84 teaches the children of Israel were invited into God's presence in the wilderness — and President Russell M. Nelson taught, "I am referring to having confidence in approaching God right now," with charity and virtue opening the way (Doctrine and Covenants 121:45). This episode makes the case that the invitation stands in this life, renewed in every endowment ceremony.
Q: What protection is promised to those who keep temple covenants?
A: President Joseph Fielding Smith testified that the endowment "will be a protection to us all our lives... they save us now and they exalt us hereafter if we will honor them." The episode connects this to Elder David A. Bednar's counsel to stand in holy places in anticipation of a latter-day Passover, and to the promise that the glory of Zion shall be her defense (Doctrine and Covenants 105).
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CITATIONS:
D&C 88:68
Alma 13:3,6,10-12
Leviticus 8-Heading
D. Todd Christofferson, “Justification and Sanctification”, Ensign, June 2021
D&C 84:24
David A Bednar, “Your Whole Souls as an offering unto Him, Ricks College Devotional, Jan. 5, 1999
Russell M. Nelson, “Confidence in the Presence of God”, April 2025
D&C 109:12
Russell M. Nelson, “Rejoice in Priesthood Keys,” April, 2024
D&C 85:3
David A. Bednar, “Stand Ye in Holy Places,” BYUI, March, 2002
TPS, Joseph Fielding Smith, Chapter 18: Living by Every Word that Proceeds from the Mouth of God. 235-36
Jeff O’Driscoll, “Zion, Zion, Zion: Keys to Understanding Ether 13,” in The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, From Zion to Destruction, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1995)
Old Testament Student Manual Kings-Malachi, The Establishment of Zion (Isaiah 1–12)
Isaiah 13:1-4
Old Testament Student Manual Kings-Malachi-A Voice of Warning to the Wicked (Isaiah 13–23)
Larry R. Lawrence, “The War Goes On”, Ensign, April 2017
D&C 98:14-16
D&C 88:115-116
Moses 7:7,10-13, 16-19
Russell M. Nelson, “Hope of Israel”, June 2018
Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual, Enrichment H
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