Psalms 34:18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 66:2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot
see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old?
can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God.
Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise,
and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the
Lord.
Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as
were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like
as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even
so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death,
we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the
body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve
sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live
with him:
Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more
strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of
the houeshold of God;
Colossians 2:12 Buried with him in
baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him throught the faith of the
operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
2 Nephi 31:5 And now, if the Lamb of God, he
being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all
righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be
baptized, yea, even by water!
6 And now, I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb
of God idid fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water?
7 Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy,
he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he
humbleth miself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that
he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments.
2 Nephi 31:9 And again, it showeth unto the
children of men the straitness of the path, and the narrowness of the
gate, by which they should enter, he having set the example before
them.
2 Nephi 31:17 Wherefore, do the things which
I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do;
for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know
the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should
enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission
of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.
2 Nephi 31:19 And now, my beloved brethren,
after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if
all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far
save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying
wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.
20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ,
having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.
Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ,
and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have
eternal life.
21 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there
is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved
in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ,
and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
Mosiah 18:8 And it came to pass that he said
unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they
called) and now, as ye are desirous to come unto the fold of God, and
to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another's burdens,
that they may be light;
9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and
comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as winesses
of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be
in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered
with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life--
10 Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what
have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness
before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will
serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit
more abundantly upon you?
Mosiah 18:21 And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forwared with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another.
22 And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they became the children of God.
3 Nephi 9:20 And ye shall offer for a
sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso
cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I
baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites,
because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were
baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
3 Nephi 11:23 Verily I say unto you, that
whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth to be
baptized in my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them--Behold, ye
shall go down and stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize
them.
3 Nephi 12:19 And behold, I have given you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled.
D&C 20:37 And again, by way of commandment to
the church concerning the manner of baptism--All those who humble
themselves before God and desire to be baptized, and come forth with
broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that
they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take
upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him
to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received
of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be
received by baptism into his church.
D&C 38:27 Behold, this I have given unto you as a parable, and it is even as I am. I say unto you, be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.
D&C 59:8 Thou shalt offer a sacrifice unto the Lord they God in righteousness, even that of a broken heart and a contrite spirit.
D&C 105:2 Behold, I say unto you, were it not for the transgressions of my people, speaking concerning the church and not individuals, they might have been redeemed even now.
3 But behold, they have not learned to be obedient to the things which I required at their hands, but are full of all manner of evil, and do not impart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted among them;
4 And are not united according to the union required by the law of the celestial kingdom;
5 And Zion cannot be built up unless it is by the principles of the law of the celestial kingdom; otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself.
D&C 128:12 Herein is glory and honor, and
immortality and eternal life--The ordinance of baptism by water, to be
immersed therein in order to answer to the likeness of the dead, that
one principle might accord with the other; to be immersed in the water
and come forth out of the water is in the likeness of the resurrection
of the dead in coming forth out of their graves; hence this ordinance
was instituted to form a relationship with the ordinance of baptism for
the dead, being in likeness of the dead.
13 Consequently, the baptismal font was instituted as a similitude
of the grave, and was commanded to be in a place underneath where the
living are wont to assemble, to show forth the living and the dead, and
that all things may have their likeness, and that they may accord one
with another--that which is earthly conforming to that which is
heavenly, as Paul hath declared, 1 Corinthians 15:46,47, and 48: