- Romans 4:20-21…Be as Abraham and don’t stagger when God makes a promise to you, but have strong faith glorying in God.
- Alma 17: 15…The Lord’s promises are always extended unto even the most wicked on conditions of repentance
- Ecc. 5: 4-5…Complete your Promises
- Mormon 8: 22…All of the Promises of the Lord will be fulfilled
- “Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Seventy described a time when he was serving as a mission president and found himself frustrated and discouraged at the end of a district conference by the many problems that confronted him. As he was traveling home, he was turning the pages of his scriptures, looking for comfort and direction, when he stopped at the third section of the Doctrine and Covenants. He said: “When I read a verse, I often insert my name in it. I did so with verse 5 and found the help I needed to remove my gloomy feelings: ‘Behold, you [Jay Jensen] have been entrusted with these things, but how strict were your commandments; and remember also the promises which were made to you [Jay Jensen]’ ( D&C 3:5 ). “The words ‘remember also the promises’ struck me with unusual power. … During those four days I had focused on nothing but problems. I had not stopped to consider one single promise” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1992, 112; or Ensign, Nov. 1992, 80). Elder Jensen then reviewed in his mind the promises given to him in his patriarchal blessing, in the blessing when he was set apart as a mission president, and in the scriptures. By so doing, he was able to find the strength and comfort he needed.” Doctrine and Covenants and Church History: Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual, (1999), 53–57
- “In a dark and troubled hour the Lord said to those he loved: Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid (John 14:27.) These great words of confidence are a beacon to each of us. In him we may indeed have trust. For he and his promises will never fail.” Manual, Teachings of the President of the Church: Gordon B Hinckley, Chapter 3, Cultivating an Attitude of Happiness and a Spirit of Optimism