Reverence is profound respect and love. A reverent attitude toward God includes honoring Him, expressing gratitude to Him, and obeying His commandments.
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As people show reverence for God, they also show reverence and gratitude for His blessings, His commandments, His prophets, His Church, His ordinances, His priesthood, and His plan for His children. A reverent attitude includes self-respect and personal purity. It leads to proper worship and right conduct.
Reverent behavior includes prayer, scripture study, fasting, and payment of tithes and offerings. It includes having wholesome thoughts, wearing modest clothing, and using clean, wholesome language. The depth of a person's reverence is evident in his or her choice of music and other entertainment, in the way sacred subjects are spoken of, and in the way the person dresses and acts when attending church services and worshiping in the temple. Reverence also includes making righteous choices even when no one is watching. Reverence for the Lord leads to serving other people and treating them with kindness and respect.
Reverence leads to a quiet transformation in life. The Lord will pour out His Spirit more abundantly on those who are reverent. They are less troubled and confused. They are able to receive revelation to help them solve personal and family problems.
Just as reverence brings an individual closer to God, irreverence suits the purposes of the adversary. Satan will tempt people to follow the world's trend to more noise, transitory excitement, and contention and to less restraint and quiet dignity.
—See True to the Faith (2004), 145
Scripture References
Church Magazine Articles
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Reverence is more than being quiet. It reveals our love for God.
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““Them That Honour Me I Will Honour””
Honor four sacred principles in your lives: reverence for Deity; respecting and honoring family relationships; reverence for and obedience to the ordinances and covenants of the holy priesthood; respect for yourself as a son of God.
“Reverence Invites Revelation”
““Serve God Acceptably with Reverence and Godly Fear””
Additional Study Materials
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"Reverence"
Guide to the Scriptures
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"Reverence"
Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Part A, Lesson 32
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"Reverence"
The Latter-day Saint Woman, Part A, Lesson 7
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"Elements of Worship"
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay,Chapter 4
