February 28–March 6

Genesis 28–33
“Surely the Lord Is in
This Place”
“At baptism we covenant to serve the Lord and
keep His commandments. When we partake of
“When
the Jacob traveled
sacrament, from Beersheba
we renew towardand
that covenant Haran,
he had aour
declare dream in which he
willingness tosaw
take himself
upon on the earth
ourselves
at the
the foot of
name of a ladder
Jesus that reached
Christ. Thereby towe
heaven
are where
the Lord stood
adopted as Hisabove
sonsit.
andHe daughters
beheld angels andascending
are
known as brothers and sisters. He is thethat
and descending thereon, and Jacob realized the
father
covenants
of our newhelife.
made with the Lord
Ultimately, there
in the were
holy the
temple,
rungs
we mayon become
the ladder thatheirs
joint he himself
to thewould have to
blessings of
climb
an in order
eternal to obtain
family, the promised
as once promised blessings—
to
blessings that
Abraham, would
Isaac, entitle
Jacob, andhim to enter
their heaven
posterity. and
Thus,
associate marriage
celestial with the Lord.
is the covenant of exaltation.
“Because
“When we herealize
had met thewe
that Lord and
are enteredof
children into
the
covenants with
covenant, him there,
we know who Jacob
we are considered
and what the
Godsite
so sacredof
expects that
us.he named
His law isthe place Bethel,
written a
in our hearts.
contraction
He is our Godof Beth-Elohim,
and we are Hiswhich meansCommitted
people. literally
‘the House
children ofofthe
thecovenant
Lord.’ He said of it:steadfast,
remain ‘… this is none
even
other but the house of God, and this is the
in the midst of adversity. When that doctrine is gate of
heaven.’implanted
deeply (Gen. 28:17.)in our hearts, even the sting
of death is soothed and our spiritual stamina is
strengthened” (“Covenants,” Ensign or Liahona,
Nov. 2011, 88).
 Genesis 32–33

When we face difficulties, we should

earnestly pray for help and then do
what we can to overcome them.