In the Latter Day Saint movement, a covenant is a promise made between God and a person or a group of people.
[1] Latter Day Saint leaders teach that just as the God of Israel asked the children of Israel to be a covenant people, "a peculiar treasure unto me ... a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation,"[2] today God has asked for a latter-day people who will make and keep covenants with him.
[5] Other leaders have suggested that commandments that include promised blessings for compliance—such as the law of tithing and Word of Wisdom—also constitute covenants.
[6] In the LDS Church, ordinances which are accompanied by covenants include baptism and confirmation;[7] reception of the Melchizedek priesthood;[8] the temple endowment;[9] and celestial marriage.
[11] Officially, partaking of the sacrament is considered by the LDS Church to be a renewal of the covenants made at baptism;[4][12] however, some Latter-day Saint leaders have taught that doing so constitutes a renewal of all covenants a person has made.