What are Commandments?
The Ten Commandments are eternal gospel principles that are necessary for our exaltation. The Ten Commandments are a vital part of the gospel. Obedience to these commandments is important.
The Lord revealed them to Moses in ancient times (see Exodus 20:1–17),
Story of the 10 commandments:
What are the 10 commandments?
Use your hands to remember them.
1- one (one god in heaven)
2- bull (not worship false idols)
3. Cover mouth with 3 fingers (not use the lords name in vain)
4. Church steeple (keep sabbath day holy)
5. Nanu (honor father & mother)
6. Guns (don't kill)
7. Family nanu with scissors (no adultery it cuts up the family)
8. Face in jail (don't steal you'll go to jail)
9. Talking hand to stop (don't bear false witness)
10. Gathering hands. (Shall not covet)
Ask: what happens when we obey?
Blessings
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ONE FINGER
1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). We should do “all things with an eye single to the glory of God” (D&C 82:19). We should love and serve the Lord with all our heart, might, mind, and strength (see Deuteronomy 6:5; D&C 59:5).
ROCK ON/BULL
2. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” (Exodus 20:4). In this commandment, the Lord condemns the worship of idols. Idolatry may take many forms. Some people do not bow before graven images or statues but instead replace the living God with other idols, such as money, material possessions, ideas, or prestige. In their lives, “their treasure is their god”—a god that “shall perish with them” (2 Nephi 9:30).
COVER MOUTH WITH 3 FINGERS
3. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain” (Exodus 20:7).
MAKE CHURCH BUILDING
4. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8).
NANU (father/mother/child)
5. “Honour thy father and thy mother” (Exodus 20:12). This commandment remains binding throughout our lives and can be understood in several ways: We should honor our fathers and our mothers who are our ancestors; we should be grateful to the father and mother who provided our earthly bodies; we should honor those who raised us in the knowledge of the truth. Above all, we should honor our Heavenly Parents. The way we honor all these fathers and mothers is by keeping the commandments.
2GUNS
6. “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13).
NANU & SCISSORS
7. “Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14). In a latter-day revelation, the Lord condemned not only adultery, but “anything like unto it” (D&C 59:6). Fornication, homosexuality, and other sexual sins are violations of the seventh commandment.
JAIL AROUND FACE
8. “Thou shalt not steal” (Exodus 20:15). Stealing is a form of dishonesty.
TALKING HAND TO STOP HAND
9. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour” (Exodus 20:16). Bearing false witness is another form of dishonesty.
GATHERING HANDS
10. “Thou shalt not covet” (Exodus 20:17). Coveting, or envying something that belongs to another, is damaging to the soul. It can consume our thoughts and plague us with constant unhappiness and dissatisfaction. It often leads to other sins and to financial indebtedness.
